Spring and May 2022 Climate Summaries

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Spring 2022 was close to normal in terms of temperatures across much of northeast Illinois into northwest Indiana. The main difference was precipitation, with the Chicago metro receiving above normal rain and snow, while the Rockford area came close to normal.	May 2022 was a copy for northern Illinois and northwest Indiana in terms of temperatures, as these areas were around 3 degrees above normal. Precipitation was slightly different, with below normal precipitation recorded, and a trend of drier conditions outside of the Chicago area.

Chicago and Rockford Spring 2022 Climate Summary

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 
1149 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2022 /1249 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2022/

...A LOOK BACK AT THE CLIMATE FOR METEOROLOGICAL SPRING (MARCH, 
APRIL, MAY) 2022 FOR CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD...

AT CHICAGO, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE SPRING SEASON 
WAS 58.8 DEGREES, WHICH IS THE SAME AS THE 1991 TO 2020 AVERAGE. 
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 42.2 DEGREES, WHICH IS 1.6 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 50.5 
DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

A TOTAL OF 12.47 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED DURING THIS
PAST SPRING, WHICH IS 1.78 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THERE WAS A TOTAL
OF 4.2 INCHES OF SNOW RECORDED AT CHICAGO, WHICH IS 2.6 INCHES 
BELOW NORMAL.

RECORDS ESTABLISHED OR TIED DURING THE SPRING MONTHS: 

MARCH:
THERE WERE NO RECORDS SET DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH 2022 
FOR CHICAGO.

APRIL:
THERE WERE NO RECORDS SET DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2022 
FOR CHICAGO.

MAY:
* TIED DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES ON THE 10TH.
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES ON THE 11TH.
* RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES ON THE 11TH. 
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES ON THE 12TH.
* TIED DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 89 DEGREES ON THE 13TH. 
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES ON THE 31ST.


AT ROCKFORD, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE SPRING SEASON WAS 
59.6 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW 
TEMPERATURE WAS 39.7 DEGREES, WHICH IS 1.0 DEGREE ABOVE NORMAL. 
THE MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 49.6 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.7
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

A TOTAL OF 9.94 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED DURING THIS 
PAST SPRING, WHICH WAS 0.39 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. IN ADDITION, A 
TOTAL OF 6.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS RECORDED, WHICH IS 0.2 INCHES 
ABOVE NORMAL.

RECORDS ESTABLISHED OR TIED DURING THE SPRING MONTHS: 

MARCH:
THERE WERE NO RECORDS SET DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH 2022 
FOR ROCKFORD.

APRIL:
* RECORD DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 22 DEGREES ON THE 17TH.
* TIED DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL OF 1.16 INCHES ON THE 22ND.

MAY:
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES ON THE 10TH.
* RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 92 DEGREES ON THE 10TH.
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES ON THE 11TH.
* RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES ON THE 11TH.
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES ON THE 12TH.
* RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES ON THE 12TH.
* TIED DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES ON THE 13TH.
* RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 92 DEGREES ON THE 13TH.
* TIED DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES ON THE 30TH.
* TIED DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES ON THE 31ST.

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Chicago and Rockford May 2022 Climate Summary

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1146 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2022 /1246 AM EDT FRI JUN 3 2022/

...A LOOK BACK AT THE CLIMATE FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2022 FOR 
CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD...

AT CHICAGO, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 72.2 DEGREES, WHICH 
IS 1.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 55.2
DEGREES, WHICH IS 4.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE 
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 63.7 DEGREES, WHICH IS 3.1 DEGREES 
ABOVE NORMAL. DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, 3.47 INCHES OF 
PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED, WHICH IS 1.02 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.

SIX DAILY RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED FOR CHICAGO DURING THE MONTH 
OF MAY 2022:
* TIED DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES ON THE 10TH.
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES ON THE 11TH.
* RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES ON THE 11TH. 
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES ON THE 12TH.
* TIED DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 89 DEGREES ON THE 13TH. 
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES ON THE 31ST.


AT ROCKFORD, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 73.9 DEGREES, WHICH
IS 2.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 53.2
DEGREES, WHICH IS 3.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE 
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 63.5 DEGREES, WHICH IS 3.1 DEGREES 
ABOVE NORMAL. DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, 2.54 INCHES OF 
PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED, WHICH IS 1.64 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. 

TEN DAILY RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED FOR ROCKFORD DURING THE MONTH OF 
MAY 2022:
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES ON THE 10TH.
* RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 92 DEGREES ON THE 10TH.
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES ON THE 11TH.
* RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES ON THE 11TH.
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES ON THE 12TH.
* RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES ON THE 12TH.
* TIED DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES ON THE 13TH.
* RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 92 DEGREES ON THE 13TH.
* TIED DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES ON THE 30TH.
* TIED DAILY WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES ON THE 31ST.

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Events

March 5-6, 2022: Strong early spring storm system brings severe thunderstorms and strong winds
March 10-11, 2022: Band of 3+" of snow over parts of east central Illinois and northwest Indiana
March 25, 2022: Intense squalls produce 60+ mph wind gusts
April 2, 2022: Late season 1" to 4+" of snow in far northern Illinois
April 14, 2022: Strong non-thunderstorm winds across the region produce isolated damage
April 17-18, 2022: Late season 1" to 2.5" of snow
April 30, 2022: Storms produce short-lived tornadoes in northern IL and wind damage in Rockford
May 10-13, 2022: Record early season heat brings four straight daily records to Rockford
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