Heavy to excessive rainfall is possible today and tonight ahead of and along a cold front crossing portions of Kentucky, middle Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and New Mexico. Tropical Storm Jerry, the tenth named storm of the 2025 season, has formed over the central tropical Atlantic. Jerry is expected to be near or north of the northern Leeward Islands on Thursday and Friday. Read More >
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Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 738 PM CST Tue Feb 1 2022 /838 PM EST Tue Feb 1 2022/ ...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of January 2022 for Chicago and Rockford... At Chicago, the average high temperature was 28.6 degrees, which is 3.0 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was 12.6 degrees, which is 6.2 degrees below normal. The average temperature for the month was 20.6 degrees, which is 4.6 degrees below normal. During the month of January, 0.84 inches of precipitation were recorded, which is 1.15 inches below normal. 13.9 inches of snow fell, which is 2.6 inches above normal. There were no daily or top ten monthly records set for Chicago during the month of January 2022. At Rockford, the average high temperature was 26.8 degrees, which is 2.3 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was 6.9 degrees, which is 7.6 degrees below normal. The average temperature for the month was 16.8 degrees, which is 5.0 degrees below normal. During the month of January, 0.56 inches of precipitation were recorded, which is 1.04 inches below normal. 9.8 inches of snow fell, which is 1.1 inches below normal. There were no daily or top ten monthly records set for Rockford during the month of January 2022. $$ Ogorek
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