Scattered damaging winds, isolated severe hail, and a brief tornado or two are possible from the Upper Ohio to Tennessee Valleys during the late afternoon and evening. Across the Southwest, monsoonal moisture will continue to bring heavy rain and a threat for isolated to scattered flash flooding through Saturday. Read More >
MAY RECORD HIGHS…LOWS…PRECIPITATION…AND SNOW FOR CHICAGO
**Updated 12/31/2022**
Day | Record High Temp/Year |
Record Low Max/Year |
Record High Min/Year |
Record Low Temp/Year |
Record Precipitation Daily/Year |
Record Snow Daily/Year |
1 | 90/1951 | 38/1909 | 68/1899 | 30/1943 | 2.35/1873 | 1.6/1940 |
2 | 91/1959 | 37/1940 | 65/2001 | 27/1875 | 1.32/2018 | 0.6/1940 |
3 | 92/1955 | 41/1935 | 68/1959 | 30/2004 | 1.59/1919 | 1.3/1907 |
4 | 92/1952 | 41/1907 | 66/1955 | 32/1954 | 1.70/1990 | T/1907 |
5 | 94/1949 | 43/1978 | 70/1959 | 32/1992 | 1.66/1892 | ------ |
6 | 91/1949 | 42/1989 | 66/1965 | 30/1992 | 1.41/1941 | 0.5/1989 |
7 | 87/1964 | 43/1931 | 68/1880 | 29/1989 | 2.07/1998 | T/1989 |
8 | 91/1963 | 42/1960 | 67/1963 | 29/1983 | 1.26/1880 | 0.5/1923 |
9 | 94/1934 | 42/1966 | 69/1934 | 27/1983 | 3.14/1990 | 0.1/1923 |
10 | 90/2011 | 39/1981 | 69/2022 | 28/1983 | 2.84/1951 | T/1945 |
11 | 90/2022 | 41/1907 | 74/2022 | 33/1981 | 3.30/1966 | 0.2/1966 |
12 | 92/1956 | 43/1912 | 74/2022 | 31/1981 | 2.67/1935 | T/1923 |
13 | 89/2022 | 43/1953 | 72/1956 | 34/1996 | 1.49/2010 | T/1953 |
14 | 92/1982 | 40/1895 | 68/1962 | 32/1895 | 3.53/2020 | T/1973 |
15 | 91/1962 | 44/1904 | 71/1962 | 35/2016 | 2.31/1915 | ------ |
16 | 94/1962 | 44/1891 | 69/1962 | 33/1997 | 1.38/1974 | ------ |
17 | 94/1962 | 45/2002 | 70/1977 | 36/2002 | 3.11/2020 | ------ |
18 | 93/1962 | 45/1900 | 72/1996 | 34/2002 | 1.36/1926 | T/1894 |
19 | 94/1977 | 41/1895 | 74/1911 | 36/1993 | 1.53/1949 | ------ |
20 | 95/1977 | 40/1895 | 70/1977 | 33/2002 | 2.54/1975 | ------ |
21 | 92/1977 | 42/1883 | 71/1921 | 31/2002 | 1.96/2018 | T/2004 |
22 | 94/1925 | 44/1917 | 75/1977 | 36/2006 | 1.62/1983 | T/1917 |
23 | 92/1977 | 50/1931 | 71/1964 | 37/1917 | 1.23/1995 | T/1889 |
24 | 93/1950 | 44/1925 | 70/2010 | 34/1992 | 1.62/1927 | T/1925 |
25 | 94/1911 | 44/1893 | 72/1914 | 32/1992 | 2.52/1879 | T/1924 |
26 | 94/1911 | 48/1961 | 75/1914 | 34/1983 | 1.78/1913 | T/1889 |
27 | 97/2018 | 49/1895 | 75/1911 | 33/1992 | 1.92/2019 | ------ |
28 | 95/2018 | 47/1884 | 77/2012 | 33/1992 | 1.76/1908 | ------ |
29 | 95/1942 | 46/1889 | 71/1991 | 37/1984 | 3.45/1981 | ------ |
30 | 93/1953 | 42/1889 | 72/1921 | 35/1873 | 1.49/2004 | ------ |
31 | 98/1934 | 43/1889 | 74/2022 | 35/1873 | 1.81/1942 | ------ |