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Snow Across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast; Unsettled Weather in the West

Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >

 
CHICAGO TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION RECORDS
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

 

APRIL RECORD HIGHS…LOWS…PRECIPITATION…AND SNOW FOR CHICAGO

**Updated 4/24/2023**

 

Day Record
High
Temp/Year
Record
Low
Max/Year
Record
High
Min/Year
Record
Low
Temp/Year
Record
Precipitation
Daily/Year
Record
Snow
Daily/Year
1 83/2010 26/1881 54/1963 17/1881 1.58/1967 8.2/1970
2 82/1963 30/1936 62/1956 18/1899 1.64/1983 9.4/1975
3 81/1956 30/1954 60/1928 17/1987 0.93/1974 2.7/1984
4 79/1929 28/1891 60/1929 16/1975 1.90/1947 6.4/1920
5 85/1988 31/1982 69/1929 18/1995 2.58/1947 9.4/1982
6 84/1929 32/1982 69/1929 15/1982 1.13/1938 9.0/1938
7 84/1893 32/2007 62/1929 7/1982 0.81/1998 3.0/2003
8 80/1931 32/2003 52/2019 20/1972 1.35/1999 4.5/1938
9 80/1887 33/1874 58/1922 20/1989 1.49/1882 2.0/2018
10 90/1930 32/1892 55/1945 18/1989 2.53/1922 0.8/1973
11 90/1930 33/1882 60/1977 25/1989 2.41/1871 3.0/2007
12 86/1977 34/1950 60/1896 21/1957 1.16/1952 1.7/1973
13 83/2023 33/1950 62/1941 21/1950 1.33/1983 1.2/1907
14 85/2003 32/1893 63/1883 23/1943 1.21/1949 5.4/2019
15 88/2002 34/1928 67/1976 25/1943 1.74/1884 1.7/2020
16 87/2002 27/1875 69/1976 18/1875 1.97/1921 5.4/1961
17 88/1976 26/1875 68/1976 17/1875 2.01/2013 3.0/2020
18 89/2002 35/1926 66/1896 23/1983 3.83/1975 0.6/2011
19 86/1985 34/1904 65/1985 22/1983 1.52/1970 2.0/1888
20 87/1985 32/1904 64/1957 24/1897 2.37/2000 0.2/1943
21 88/1985 35/1936 63/1985 27/1986 1.08/1973 0.6/1903
22 91/1980 38/1936 66/1985 24/1986 1.55/1981 0.2/1893
23 88/1960 35/1910 66/1960 25/1986 1.01/1878 3.1/1967
24 87/1990 36/1892 68/1915 29/2015 2.05/1976 0.9/1910
25 87/1990 40/1910 68/1915 27/1887 1.95/1902 2.5/1910
26 89/1986 38/1907 69/1915 27/2006 1.76/1995 0.8/1910
27 87/2021 39/1934 67/1915 29/1945 2.13/1959 2.5/2019
28 86/1915 39/1874 66/1974 28/1992 2.04/1981 T/2008
29 88/1970 39/1893 68/1970 31/2018 2.75/1909 T/1950
30 91/1942 39/1907 68/1942 30/1873 2.22/2003 0.1/1907