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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

 

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

**Updated 12/31/2022**

 

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 90/1951 38/1909 68/1899 30/1943 2.35/1873 1.6/1940
2 91/1959 37/1940 65/2001 27/1875 1.32/2018 0.6/1940
3 92/1955 41/1935 68/1959 30/2004 1.59/1919 1.3/1907
4 92/1952 41/1907 66/1955 32/1954 1.70/1990 T/1907
5 94/1949 43/1978 70/1959 32/1992 1.66/1892 ------
6 91/1949 42/1989 66/1965 30/1992 1.41/1941 0.5/1989
7 87/1964 43/1931 68/1880 29/1989 2.07/1998 T/1989
8 91/1963 42/1960 67/1963 29/1983 1.26/1880 0.5/1923
9 94/1934 42/1966 69/1934 27/1983 3.14/1990 0.1/1923
10 90/2011 39/1981 69/2022 28/1983 2.84/1951 T/1945
11 90/2022 41/1907 74/2022 33/1981 3.30/1966 0.2/1966
12 92/1956 43/1912 74/2022 31/1981 2.67/1935 T/1923
13 89/2022 43/1953 72/1956 34/1996 1.49/2010 T/1953
14 92/1982 40/1895 68/1962 32/1895 3.53/2020 T/1973
15 91/1962 44/1904 71/1962 35/2016 2.31/1915 ------
16 94/1962 44/1891 69/1962 33/1997 1.38/1974 ------
17 94/1962 45/2002 70/1977 36/2002 3.11/2020 ------
18 93/1962 45/1900 72/1996 34/2002 1.36/1926 T/1894
19 94/1977 41/1895 74/1911 36/1993 1.53/1949 ------
20 95/1977 40/1895 70/1977 33/2002 2.54/1975 ------
21 92/1977 42/1883 71/1921 31/2002 1.96/2018 T/2004
22 94/1925 44/1917 75/1977 36/2006 1.62/1983 T/1917
23 92/1977 50/1931 71/1964 37/1917 1.23/1995 T/1889
24 93/1950 44/1925 70/2010 34/1992 1.62/1927 T/1925
25 94/1911 44/1893 72/1914 32/1992 2.52/1879 T/1924
26 94/1911 48/1961 75/1914 34/1983 1.78/1913 T/1889
27 97/2018 49/1895 75/1911 33/1992 1.92/2019 ------
28 95/2018 47/1884 77/2012 33/1992 1.76/1908 ------
29 95/1942 46/1889 71/1991 37/1984 3.45/1981 ------
30 93/1953 42/1889 72/1921 35/1873 1.49/2004 ------
31 98/1934 43/1889 74/2022 35/1873 1.81/1942 ------