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Chicago and Rockford Monthly Summary
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 843 AM CDT Mon Apr 3 2023 /943 AM EDT Mon Apr 3 2023/ ...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of March 2023 for Chicago and Rockford... At Chicago, the average high temperature was 46.0 degrees, which is 1.0 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was 31.6 degrees, which is 0.6 degrees above normal. The average temperature for the month was 38.8 degrees, which is 0.2 degrees below normal. 3.80 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded, which is 1.35 inches above normal. 1.8 inches of snow were recorded, which is 3.7 inches below normal. There were no daily or top ten monthly records set for Chicago during the month of March 2023. At Rockford, the average high temperature was 45.5 degrees, which is 1.0 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was 27.9 degrees, which is 0.2 degrees below normal. The average temperature for the month was 36.7 degrees, which is 0.6 degrees below normal. 3.30 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded, which is 0.90 inches above normal. 14.1 inches of snow were recorded, which is 9.2 inches above normal. There were no daily or top ten monthly records set for Rockford during the month of March 2023.
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