Gusty winds are expected from portions of the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast through the night following the system that brought rain to the area. An atmospheric river will move into the Northwest late today into Saturday bringing moderate to heavy rainfall, mountain snow, windy conditions, and high surf to the area over the weekend. Read More >
| Chicago Monthly and Yearly Normals (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | ANNUAL | |
| HIGH | 31.6 | 35.7 | 47.0 | 59.0 | 70.5 | 80.4 | 84.5 | 82.5 | 75.5 | 62.7 | 48.4 | 36.6 | 59.5 |
| LOW | 18.8 | 21.8 | 31.0 | 40.3 | 50.6 | 60.8 | 66.4 | 65.1 | 57.1 | 45.4 | 34.1 | 24.4 | 43.0 |
| AVERAGE | 25.2 | 28.8 | 39.0 | 49.7 | 60.6 | 70.6 | 75.4 | 73.8 | 66.3 | 54.0 | 41.3 | 30.5 | 51.2 |
| HEATING DEGREE DAYS | 1234 | 1015 | 808 | 468 | 198 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 355 | 713 | 1069 | 5974 |
| COOLING DEGREE DAYS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 60 | 199 | 326 | 276 | 116 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1003 |
| PRECIPITATION | 1.99 | 1.97 | 2.45 | 3.75 | 4.49 | 4.10 | 3.71 | 4.25 | 3.19 | 3.43 | 2.42 | 2.11 | 37.86 |
| SNOWFALL | 11.3 | 10.7 | 5.5 | 1.3 | T | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 38.4 |
| Chicago Mean Number of Days (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
| Temperatures | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | ANNUAL |
| HIGHS >=90 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 16.7 |
| HIGHS >=50 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 11.5 | 23.4 | 30.3 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 30.0 | 27.8 | 12.9 | 3.4 | 236.1 |
| HIGHS <=32 | 16.5 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 10.4 | 43.4 |
| LOWS <=32 | 28.1 | 24.4 | 19.9 | 6.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.1 | 2.7 | 14.5 | 25.4 | 121.3 |
| LOWS <=0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 6.5 |
| Rockford Monthly and Yearly Normals (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | ANNUAL | |
| HIGH | 29.1 | 33.4 | 46.5 | 59.7 | 71.2 | 80.7 | 83.9 | 82.0 | 75.3 | 62.3 | 47.1 | 34.3 | 58.8 |
| LOW | 14.5 | 17.8 | 28.1 | 38.5 | 49.5 | 59.6 | 63.6 | 61.8 | 53.5 | 41.8 | 30.5 | 20.2 | 40.0 |
| AVERAGE | 21.8 | 25.6 | 37.3 | 49.1 | 60.4 | 70.1 | 73.8 | 71.9 | 64.4 | 52.0 | 38.8 | 27.3 | 49.4 |
| HEATING DEGREE DAYS | 1339 | 1003 | 860 | 482 | 199 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 107 | 412 | 786 | 1170 | 6497 |
| COOLING DEGREE DAYS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 182 | 274 | 222 | 89 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 838 |
| PRECIPITATION | 1.60 | 1.63 | 2.40 | 3.75 | 4.18 | 5.23 | 3.81 | 4.19 | 3.62 | 2.63 | 2.27 | 1.93 | 37.24 |
| SNOWFALL | 10.9 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 0.9 | T | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 9.4 | 37.1 |
| Rockford Mean Number of Days (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
| Temperatures | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | ANNUAL |
| HIGHS >=90 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | - | - | 14.8 |
| HIGHS >=50 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 11.7 | 24.4 | 30.7 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 30.0 | 27.3 | 12.1 | 2.5 | 234.1 |
| HIGHS <=32 | 18.5 | 12.6 | 3.7 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 12.3 | 50.0 |
| LOWS <=32 | 29.2 | 25.8 | 21.9 | 7.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 0.3 | 5.3 | 18.0 | 27.3 | 135.8 |
| LOWS <=0 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 11.5 |
Click here for the old 1981 to 2010 Normals for Chicago and Rockford
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