Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains; Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in South Central Texas

Widespread rain may produce flash flooding across the Southern Plains into the Ozarks today. Numerous instances of flash flooding are expected in south-central Texas, including the Hill Country. There will also be a risk of isolated severe thunderstorms across the southern Plains today, where an instance or two of severe wind, hail, or a brief tornado may occur. Read More >

Chicago Precipitation Rankings for each month

CHICAGO
MONTHLY TOTAL PRECIPITATION
OCTOBER

Normal: 3.43 inches

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

0.18	1897	1.75	1893	3.19	1880
0.20	1964	1.77	1927	3.23	1994
0.30	1956	1.79	1910	3.26	1898
0.36	1891	1.79	1939	3.26	1921
0.40	1915	1.79	1992	3.26	1940
0.51	1895	1.80	1981	3.40	1882
0.59	1944	1.81	1979	3.40	1922
0.62	1948	1.82	1889	3.47	1973
0.62	1963	1.82	1905	3.49	1961
0.65	1872	1.88	1982	3.52	1912
0.71	1968	1.88	2003	3.52	1932
0.77	1938	1.98	2011	3.59	1884
0.81	1908	2.03	1887	3.62	1972
0.84	1894	2.05	1906	3.64	1933
0.84	1924	2.07	2008	3.65	2020
0.85	1971	2.09	1899	3.72	1925
0.90	1952	2.09	1980	3.75	1986
0.93	1907	2.12	1958	3.77	2016
0.93	2010	2.17	1966	3.79	1911
1.06	1965	2.19	1993	3.87	1885
1.07	1999	2.23	1913	3.88	1916
1.09	1903	2.23	2015	3.95	1969
1.12	2000	2.26	1975	3.96	1917
1.18	1945	2.32	1934	4.04	2006
1.20	1876	2.32	1976	4.10	1990
1.20	1909	2.32	1996	4.20	1890
1.21	1974	2.43	1873	4.20	1995
1.25	1953	2.48	2014	4.32	1875
1.29	1901	2.55	1874	4.41	1983
1.29	1950	2.60	1947	4.57	1923
1.35	1900	2.62	1931	4.67	1967
1.36	1896	2.72	1879	4.79	2018
1.38	1962	2.73	1949	4.94	1970
1.39	2005	2.73	1951	4.98	1985
1.40	1978	2.74	1928	5.05	1988
1.42	1886	2.76	1997	5.17	1878
1.44	1942	2.81	1930	5.22	1998
1.45	1902	2.82	1946	5.37	1955
1.49	1943	2.85	2004	5.77	2021
1.49	1989	2.86	1959	6.04	2009
1.54	1892	2.88	1871	6.41	1919
1.57	1920	2.89	1914	6.51	1877
1.58	1904	2.94	1918	6.76	2019
1.59	1987	2.95	1888	6.89	1881
1.60	2002	3.00	1936	7.36	1883
1.66	1977	3.06	1929	7.36	1991
1.66	2022	3.09	1937	8.44	1941
1.67	1926	3.12	2013	8.54	2001
1.68	1935	3.15	1957	8.70	2017
1.69	2007	3.15	1984	12.06	1954
1.71	1960	3.15	2012

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