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December of 2024 featured above normal temperatures for most of the month. Meanwhile, both precipitation and snowfall had below normal totals at both Chicago and Rockford. |
CoCoRaHS Observer Monthly Precipitation Summary
CoCoRaHS Observer Annual Snowfall Summary
Chicago and Rockford Monthly Summary
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 1104 AM CST Wed Jan 1 2025 /1204 PM EST Wed Jan 1 2025/ ...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of December 2024 for Chicago and Rockford... At Chicago, the average high temperature was 38.4 degrees, which is 1.8 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 25.7 degrees, which is 1.3 degrees above normal. The average temperature for the month was 32.0 degrees, which is 1.5 degrees above normal. 1.93 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded, which is 0.18 inches below normal. 2.4 inches of snow were recorded, which is 5.2 inches below normal. No daily or top ten monthly records were set for Chicago during this past December. At Rockford, the average high temperature was 37.0 degrees, which is 2.7 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 22.2 degrees, which is 2.0 degrees above normal. The average temperature for the month was 29.6 degrees, which is 2.3 degrees above normal. 1.13 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded, which is 0.80 inches below normal. 4.6 inches of snow were recorded, which is 4.8 inches below normal. The following daily records were set for Rockford this past December: * Record daily warmest low temperature of 45 degrees on the 27th. No top ten monthly records were set for Rockford during this past December.
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