September 2018 Climate Review: Warm and Wet Across the Area

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Chicago and Rockford Monthly Summary

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National Weather Service Chicago IL
643 AM CDT Mon Oct 1 2018 /743 AM EDT Mon Oct 1 2018/

...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of September 2018 for
Chicago and Rockford...

At Chicago, the average high temperature was 77.5 degrees, which
is 2.7 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 60.4
degrees, which is 6.1 degrees above normal. The average
temperature for the month was 69.0 degrees which is 4.4 degrees
above normal. During the month of September, 3.65 inches of
precipitation were recorded, which is 0.44 of an inch above
normal.

One record was set for Chicago for the month of September 2018:
* Record daily warmest maximum temperature of 93 degrees on the 20th.

No Top Ten Monthly Records.


At Rockford, the average high temperature was 77.1 degrees, which
is 1.7 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 55.9
degrees, which is 3.5 degrees above normal. The average
temperature for the month was 66.5 degrees, which is 2.6 degrees
above normal. During the month of September, 5.57 inches of
precipitation were recorded, which is 2.22 inches above normal.

There were 2 records for Rockford for the month of September 2018:
* Record daily precipitation of 1.72 inches on the 1st.
* Tied record daily highest minimum temperature of 72 degrees on
  the 4th.

No Top Ten Monthly Records.


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