Meteorological Spring and May Recaps

Fresh Snow and Temperature Outlook Ahead of Christmas Day

If you are looking for fresh snow by Christmas morning or are curious about potential travel disruptions, the best chances for at least 1" of new snowfall early this week exist across the mountainous West, Great Lakes, and Northeast. Otherwise, temperatures this last full week of December will average above normal for much of the lower 48 states. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 920 AM CST WED JUN 1 2015 ...A LOOK BACK AT THE CLIMATE FOR METEOROLOGICAL SPRING (MARCH...APRIL...MAY) 2016 FOR CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD... AT CHICAGO...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE SPRING SEASON WAS 59.7 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.2 DEGREE ABOVE THE 1981 TO 2010 AVERAGE. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 40.9 DEGREES WHICH IS 2.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 50.3 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.7 DEGREE ABOVE NORMAL. A TOTAL OF 11.57 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED DURING THIS PAST SPRING...WHICH IS 2.01 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 3.7 INCHES OF SNOW RECORDED AT OHARE WHICH IS 3.1 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. AT ROCKFORD...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 61.4 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.6 DEGREE ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 40.6 DEGREES WHICH IS 2.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 51 DEGREES WHICH IS 2.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. A TOTAL OF 10.03 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED DURING THIS PAST SPRING...WHICH WAS 0.34 OF AN INCH ABOVE NORMAL. IN ADDITION...A TOTAL OF 2.8 INCHES OF SNOW WAS RECORDED WHICH IS 2.9 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. $$

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 915 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2016 ...A LOOK BACK AT THE CLIMATE FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2016 FOR CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD... AT CHICAGO...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 70.1 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 49.4 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 59.8 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. DURING THE MONTH OF MAY...5.43 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED WHICH IS 1.75 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO SNOW WAS RECORDED WHICH IS NORMAL. ONE RECORD WAS TIED FOR CHICAGO FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2016... * RECORD DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 35 DEGREES ON THE 15TH. AT ROCKFORD...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 72.6 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 49.1 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 60.9 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. DURING THE MONTH OF MAY...3.12 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED WHICH IS 0.90 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO SNOW WAS RECORDED WHICH IS NORMAL. ONE RECORD WAS TIED FOR ROCKFORD FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2016... * RECORD DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 31 DEGREES ON THE 15TH. $$