Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Chicago Precipitation Rankings for each month

CHICAGO
MONTHLY TOTAL PRECIPITATION
MAY

Normal: 4.49 inches

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

0.30	1992	2.73	1926	4.38	2012
0.58	1994	2.79	1985	4.39	2002
0.67	1934	2.83	1960	4.40	1927
0.78	1950	2.88	1972	4.46	1999
0.80	1921	2.89	1932	4.47	1995
0.84	1897	2.90	1962	4.49	1984
0.93	1903	2.93	1916	4.50	1942
1.00	1886	3.02	1998	4.57	1918
1.19	1988	3.06	1956	4.66	2015
1.38	1887	3.09	1978	4.67	1910
1.39	1967	3.11	1986	4.80	1948
1.39	1977	3.12	1958	4.90	1951
1.47	1965	3.17	1885	4.90	2010
1.53	1884	3.18	1922	4.96	2013
1.53	1961	3.18	1952	4.97	1880
1.54	1904	3.21	1957	4.98	2014
1.59	1925	3.22	1980	5.03	1933
1.59	1928	3.24	1872	5.08	1902
1.59	1989	3.28	2017	5.08	1931
1.64	1937	3.34	2001	5.13	1890
1.74	1964	3.35	1894	5.14	1905
1.75	1954	3.37	1911	5.16	1940
1.79	2021	3.41	1917	5.20	1991
1.80	2007	3.42	1941	5.22	1878
1.81	1877	3.46	1923	5.22	1914
1.81	1920	3.47	2022	5.29	2003
1.83	1993	3.50	1907	5.31	1975
1.85	1876	3.54	1946	5.38	1889
1.85	1881	3.59	1900	5.43	2016
1.93	1893	3.63	2009	5.52	1882
1.98	1971	3.64	1875	5.78	1966
1.99	1895	3.65	2006	5.85	1981
1.99	2005	3.66	1939	5.98	1974
2.00	1979	3.84	1919	6.22	1888
2.06	1968	3.86	1955	6.26	1983
2.08	1874	3.87	1959	6.74	1908
2.08	1936	3.89	1879	6.77	1892
2.08	1982	3.90	1871	6.85	1990
2.09	1891	3.97	1912	6.95	1996
2.09	1906	3.97	1947	7.04	1915
2.16	1930	3.98	1938	7.08	1943
2.17	1963	4.00	1976	7.09	1935
2.18	1901	4.02	2000	7.20	1873
2.18	1909	4.04	1969	7.22	2004
2.21	1987	4.10	2008	7.27	2011
2.23	1898	4.16	1896	7.32	1883
2.29	1929	4.17	1973	7.59	1945
2.30	1924	4.18	1970	8.21	2018
2.43	1953	4.35	1899	8.25	2019
2.46	1949	4.36	1944	9.51	2020
2.69	1997	4.38	1913

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Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

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