Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in Arizona and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >
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Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 1054 AM CDT Sun Jun 1 2025 /1154 AM EDT Sun Jun 1 2025/ ...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of May 2025 for Chicago and Rockford... At Chicago, the average high temperature was 67.7 degrees, which is 2.8 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was 48.4 degrees, which is 2.2 degrees below normal. The mean average temperature for the month was 58.0 degrees, which is 2.6 degrees below normal. 1.35 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded, which is 3.14 inches below normal. The following daily records were set for Chicago this past May: * Record daily high temperature of 94 degrees on the 15th. No top ten monthly records were set for Chicago during this past May. At Rockford, the average high temperature was 71.4 degrees, which is 0.2 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 46.8 degrees, which is 2.7 degrees below normal. The average temperature for the month was 59.1 degrees, which is 1.3 degrees below normal. 2.17 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded, which is 2.01 inches below normal. The following daily records were set for Rockford this past May: * Record daily high temperature of 94 degrees on the 15th. No top ten monthly records were set for Rockford during this past May. .................................................................. Chicago's climatic period of record dates back to: 1871 for precipitation 1872 for temperatures 1884 for snowfall Rockford's climatic period of record dates back to: 1905 for temperatures, precipitation, and snowfall $$
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Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 1239 PM CDT Sun Jun 1 2025 /139 PM EDT Sun Jun 1 2025/ ...A Look Back at the Climate for Meteorological Spring (March, April, May) 2025 for Chicago and Rockford... At Chicago, the average high temperature was 60.7 degrees, which is 1.9 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 41.5 degrees, which is 0.9 degrees above normal. The mean average temperature for the season was 51.1 degrees, which is 1.4 degrees above normal. 7.00 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded, which is 3.69 inches below normal. 2.8 inches of snow were recorded, which is 4.0 inches below normal. Daily and top ten monthly records established for Chicago this past spring... March: ** 10th warmest March on record with an average temperature of 44.4 degrees. April: None May: * Record daily high temperature of 94 degrees on the 15th. No top ten seasonal records were set for Chicago during this past spring. At Rockford, the average high temperature was 62.6 degrees, which is 3.5 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 38.7 degrees, which is normal for the season. The average temperature for the season was 50.6 degrees, which is 1.7 degrees above normal. 7.15 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded, which is 3.18 inches below normal. 4.2 inches of snow were recorded, which is 1.6 inches below normal. Daily and top ten monthly records established for Rockford this past spring... March: * Record daily high temperature of 80 degrees on the 14th. * Record daily high temperature of 80 degrees on the 28th. ** Tied 8th warmest March on record with an average temperature of 42.9 degrees. April: None May: * Record daily high temperature of 94 degrees on the 15th. No top ten seasonal records were set for Rockford during this past spring. .................................................................. Chicago's climatic period of record dates back to: 1871 for precipitation 1872 for temperatures 1884 for snowfall Rockford's climatic period of record dates back to: 1905 for temperatures, precipitation, and snowfall $$
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