Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Chicago Precipitation Rankings for each month

CHICAGO
MONTHLY TOTAL PRECIPITATION
JANUARY

Normal: 1.99 inches

***Smallest to Greatest Official Chicago Precipitation Data from 1871 - 2023***

0.10	1981	1.21	1900	2.12	1943
0.20	1919	1.25	1940	2.13	1959
0.26	1961	1.31	1878	2.15	1895
0.36	2003	1.32	1924	2.16	1969
0.38	1956	1.33	1905	2.18	1952
0.39	1986	1.33	1913	2.20	1932
0.54	1879	1.34	1976	2.22	1939
0.57	1931	1.35	1926	2.23	1930
0.58	1899	1.35	2000	2.25	1904
0.66	1902	1.38	1997	2.26	1941
0.66	1983	1.39	1884	2.29	1937
0.68	1872	1.39	1942	2.32	1933
0.68	1925	1.41	1991	2.34	1935
0.72	1977	1.41	2015	2.41	1978
0.73	1928	1.47	1953	2.53	1962
0.80	1945	1.48	1985	2.56	1873
0.82	1989	1.49	1955	2.67	1998
0.84	1912	1.51	1973	2.78	2006
0.84	1934	1.54	2018	2.80	2020
0.84	2016	1.55	1882	2.82	2014
0.84	2022	1.55	1894	2.87	2017
0.84	2023	1.55	1917	2.90	1982
0.87	1881	1.56	1888	2.98	1890
0.87	1992	1.58	1996	3.00	1979
0.89	1944	1.64	1889	3.01	1914
0.91	2004	1.64	1936	3.07	1910
0.92	1923	1.67	1906	3.13	1887
0.92	2011	1.67	1987	3.18	1885
0.96	1875	1.69	1968	3.21	1995
0.97	1921	1.71	1948	3.22	1876
1.01	1963	1.72	2007	3.22	1967
1.03	1970	1.74	1883	3.28	1974
1.04	1980	1.77	1994	3.32	1949
1.08	1964	1.81	1951	3.47	1874
1.09	1903	1.86	2012	3.53	1880
1.10	1954	1.88	1988	3.54	1898
1.11	1920	1.91	1877	3.56	1886
1.11	1971	1.93	2008	3.63	2013
1.11	1972	1.94	1946	3.68	1975
1.12	1896	1.95	2021	3.73	1960
1.12	1958	1.96	1909	3.77	1950
1.12	1966	1.96	2019	3.83	1993
1.12	2001	1.97	1990	3.93	1929
1.13	2010	1.99	1891	4.00	2005
1.15	1901	1.99	1892	4.09	1965
1.15	1927	1.99	1915	4.12	1918
1.15	1984	2.02	1938	4.13	1871
1.16	1922	2.05	1908	4.21	1907
1.16	2009	2.06	1947	4.47	1999
1.17	1911	2.06	1957	4.53	1897
1.20	2002	2.08	1893	4.84	1916

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