December 2016 will go down in the history books as colder and drier than normal. However, 2016 ended up well above normal for temperatures with Rockford ranking as the 4th warmest year and Chicago as the 8th warmest.
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| Climate Maps are from the Midwest and Northeast Regional Climate Centers and Illinois State Water Survey |
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 817 AM CST Sun Jan 1 2017 /917 AM EST Sun Jan 1 2017/ ...A Look Back at the Climate for 2016 for Chicago and Rockford... At Chicago, the average high temperature for 2016 was 60.7 degrees, which is 1.6 degrees above the 1981 to 2010 average of 59.1 degrees. The average low temperature was 43.8 degrees, which is 3.0 degrees above the 1981 to 2010 average of 40.8 degrees. The mean average temperature for the year was 52.3 degrees, which is 2.4 degrees above the normal average of 49.9 degrees. A total of 35.97 inches of precipitation was recorded during the year, which is 0.92 inches below normal. A total of 33.2 inches of snow was recorded during the year, which is 3.1 inches below normal. Records Established During 2016... January -- No Records Set February -- * Record daily highest maximum temperature of 62 degrees on the 28th March -- * Record daily highest minimum temperature of 58 degrees on the 8th April -- No Records Set May -- * Tied record daily lowest minimum temperature of 35 degrees on the 15th June -- * Record daily precipitation of 1.31 inches on the 22nd July -- No Records Set August -- No Records Set September -- No Records Set October -- * Record daily highest minimum temperature of 67 degrees on the 17th * Record daily precipitation of 1.60 inches on the 26th November -- * Record daily highest maximum temperature of 61 degrees on the 1st * 7th warmest November on record at 46.8 degrees since 1872 December -- * Record daily snowfall of 6.4 inches on the 4th Seasonal -- * 4th warmest Fall on record since 1872 with 57.8 degrees. Yearly -- * 8th warmest year on record since 1872 with 52.3 degrees ................................................................... At Rockford, the average high temperature for 2016 was 61.1 degrees, which is 1.8 degrees above the 1981 TO 2010 average of 59.3 degrees. The average low temperature was 42.6 degrees, which is 3.4 degrees above the 1981 TO 2010 average of 39.2 degrees. The mean average temperature for the year was 51.9 degrees, which is 2.7 degrees above the normal average of 49.2 degrees. A total of 35.16 inches of precipitation was recorded during the year, which is 1.08 inches below normal. A total of 26.1 inches of snow was recorded during the year, which is 10.6 inches below normal. Records Established During 2016... January -- No Records Set February -- * Record daily highest maximum temperature of 62 degrees on the 28th March -- * Record daily highest minimum temperature of 54 degrees on the 8th * Record daily highest minimum temperature of 46 degrees on the 9th April -- * Record daily precipitation of 1.08 inches on the 6th May -- * Tied record daily lowest minimum temperature of 31 degrees on the 15th June -- No Records Set July -- No Records Set August -- No Records Set September -- No Records Set October -- * Tied daily highest minimum temperature of 65 degrees on the 16th * Record daily highest minimum temperature of 68 degrees on the 17th November -- * Record daily highest minimum temperature of 60 degrees on the 1st * Tied daily highest maximum temperature of 73 degrees on the 17th * Record daily precipitation of 1.03 inches on the 28th * 3rd warmest November on record at xx.x degrees since 1905 December -- * Record daily lowest maximum temperature of 8 degrees on the 15th Seasonal -- * Ties for 4th warmest winter on record (2015-2016) with 30.1 degrees since 1906 * 2nd warmest Fall on record since 1906 with 57.3 degrees Yearly -- * 4th warmest year on record since 1906 with 51.9 degrees $$ ACS $$
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 736 AM CST Sun Jan 1 2017 /836 AM EST Sun Jan 1 2017/ ...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of December 2016 for Chicago and Rockford... At Chicago, the average high temperature was 31.1 degrees, which is 3.7 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was 18.9 degrees, which is 1.8 degrees below normal. The average temperature for the month was 25.0 degrees which is 2.7 degrees below normal. During the month of December, 1.77 inches of precipitation were recorded, which is 0.48 of an inch below normal. 17.7 inches of snow was recorded, which is 9.5 inches above normal. One record was set for Chicago for the month of December 2016: * Record daily snowfall of 6.4 inches on the 4th. At Rockford, the average high temperature was 30.1 degrees, which is 3.1 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was 17.5 degrees, which is 0.2 degrees below normal. The average temperature for the month was 23.8 degrees, which is 1.6 degrees below normal. During the month of December, 1.88 inches of precipitation was recorded, which is 0.10 inches below normal. 16.1 inches of snow was recorded, which is 3.0 inches above normal. There was 1 record for Rockford for the month of December 2016: * Record daily lowest maximum temperature of 8 degrees on the 15th. $$ ACS
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