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Meteorological Spring (March - May)
Spring 2016 Review: Precipitation and Temperatures
 
Spring 2016 Review: Snowfall
 
 
May 2016 
May 2016
 
Climate Maps are from the Midwest and Northeast Regional Climate Centers and Illinois State Water Survey

 

 

 


 

Chicago and Rockford Seasonal Summary
 
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.

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Chicago and Rockford Latest Monthly Summary
 
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.

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