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**Beyond the Warning Presentation in Oglesby on 3/10/2026 POSTPONED**

Due to the potential for severe thunderstorms on Tuesday, March 10th, the Beyond the Warning seminar in Oglesby, IL has been POSTPONED. We intend to reschedule this session later this spring. Read More >

Chicago Precipitation Rankings for each month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Annual

 

CHICAGO
MONTHLY TOTAL PRECIPITATION
NOVEMBER

Normal: 2.42 inches

***Smallest to Greatest Official Chicago Precipitation Data from 1871 - 2022**

 

0.31 1904   1.55 1969   2.77 1987
0.33 1914   1.58 1958   2.82 1974
0.34 1903   1.59 1890   2.83 1874
0.44 1999   1.61 1873   2.88 1945
0.55 1976   1.63 1950   2.89 1888
0.56 1917   1.66 1886   2.94 1975
0.68 1933   1.66 1961   3.01 1959
0.71 2021   1.69 2016   3.06 1897
0.75 1875   1.72 2020   3.08 1906
0.83 1878   1.75 1930   3.17 1946
0.85 1901   1.75 2017   3.18 1972
0.86 1924   1.77 1953   3.24 2018
0.86 2022   1.80 1884   3.25 1876
0.87 1880   1.80 1954   3.27 1911
0.89 1936   1.81 2008   3.30 1900
0.89 1949   1.87 2019   3.44 2011
0.92 1920   1.88 1978   3.49 1889
0.95 1938   1.92 1907   3.51 1921
0.95 1939   2.00 1998   3.57 1970
0.95 2012   2.03 1902   3.59 1991
0.96 1971   2.03 1915   3.62 1871
1.04 2002   2.05 1905   3.62 1935
1.06 1872   2.07 1941   3.65 2006
1.09 1962   2.09 2013   3.68 1995
1.10 1965   2.11 1916   3.71 1942
1.10 1980   2.16 1896   3.74 1951
1.14 1899   2.16 1989   3.75 1994
1.18 1894   2.24 1932   3.83 1891
1.21 1963   2.25 1898   3.84 1909
1.22 2001   2.25 1952   3.87 1934
1.23 2009   2.27 1967   3.97 1926
1.25 1937   2.31 2005   4.00 1928
1.26 1964   2.33 1885   4.28 2004
1.26 2007   2.36 1940   4.34 1968
1.28 1960   2.38 1919   4.46 2003
1.31 1910   2.40 1977   4.49 2015
1.31 1944   2.41 1887   4.63 1931
1.31 1956   2.41 1948   4.66 1927
1.39 1943   2.45 1893   4.93 1879
1.41 1986   2.46 1981   5.05 1966
1.41 2014   2.51 2010   5.26 1883
1.44 1973   2.57 1925   5.41 1992
1.45 1912   2.63 1947   5.60 1895
1.46 1923   2.64 1984   5.60 1990
1.46 1955   2.65 1918   5.87 1983
1.46 1997   2.66 1922   5.97 1881
1.47 1913   2.67 1908   6.08 1877
1.47 1929   2.68 1892   6.45 1988
1.48 1882   2.71 2000   6.95 1982
1.48 1996   2.72 1957   8.22 1985
1.52 1993   2.75 1979