Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

Chicago Precipitation Rankings for each month

CHICAGO
MONTHLY TOTAL PRECIPITATION
MARCH

Normal: 2.45 inches

***Smallest to Greatest Official Chicago Precipitation Data from 1871 - 2022***

0.29	1910	1.98	1957	3.30	1971
0.33	1958	2.00	2013	3.32	1949
0.42	1883	2.01	1950	3.33	1931
0.57	1885	2.05	1918	3.34	2016
0.60	1915	2.09	2019	3.38	1901
0.63	1981	2.10	1890	3.43	1882
0.89	1873	2.11	1899	3.44	1913
0.89	1887	2.11	1917	3.44	1965
0.95	1996	2.13	1891	3.48	1908
0.98	2020	2.15	1874	3.48	1935
1.00	1936	2.15	1988	3.51	1938
1.04	1968	2.20	1912	3.51	1972
1.09	1994	2.21	1892	3.54	1991
1.10	1956	2.25	1880	3.56	1897
1.10	2015	2.29	1945	3.56	1983
1.15	1960	2.32	1967	3.57	1946
1.18	2000	2.37	1879	3.64	1952
1.20	1937	2.41	1940	3.66	2007
1.21	1934	2.43	1905	3.69	2022
1.22	1978	2.44	1963	3.70	1924
1.25	2021	2.44	1975	3.79	1872
1.26	1896	2.47	1943	3.81	1964
1.30	2001	2.48	1916	3.91	1959
1.32	1895	2.58	1966	3.91	1977
1.43	1875	2.60	1941	3.92	1953
1.43	1889	2.62	2011	4.00	1921
1.43	1995	2.63	2008	4.01	2017
1.45	1911	2.66	1871	4.04	1876
1.48	2005	2.66	1894	4.05	1933
1.49	1986	2.67	1992	4.15	1982
1.50	1928	2.68	1942	4.16	1902
1.51	1925	2.68	2004	4.29	1998
1.55	2010	2.68	2012	4.31	1979
1.57	1997	2.69	1927	4.32	1919
1.58	1900	2.69	1947	4.39	1878
1.59	1987	2.69	1970	4.51	1944
1.61	1906	2.70	2006	4.52	1993
1.63	1909	2.73	2002	4.57	1904
1.67	1903	2.81	1951	4.57	1920
1.67	1989	2.82	1930	4.60	1898
1.69	1893	2.85	1974	4.60	1973
1.71	2014	2.94	1907	4.65	1948
1.74	2018	2.96	1939	4.73	1985
1.73	1999	2.96	1961	5.00	1954
1.74	2018	2.99	1881	5.16	1884
1.79	1886	2.99	1888	5.20	2009
1.82	1962	3.00	1984	5.23	1929
1.82	2003	3.05	1923	5.37	1877
1.87	1914	3.09	1990	5.37	1976
1.96	1969	3.10	1932	5.58	1922
1.96	1980	3.14	1926

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Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

March Precipitation Rankings for Chicago