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Easter Climate Data for Chicago and Rockford

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Updated April 2023.

Chicago

Official weather records for Chicago date back to 1871 for temperatures and precipitation, and to 1884 for snowfall. Observation location history for Chicago can be found here. 

 

Chicago Climate Data
Easter Climate Data for Chicago

 

Top 10 Warmest (Highs)   Top 10 Coldest (Highs)
1 1977 85   1 1894 19
2 1971 83   2 1940 23
3 1976 82   3 1975 28
  1946 82   4 1964 29
  1941 82   5 1899 30
6 1955 81   6 1970 31
  1910 81   7 1874 32
8 2014 79   8 1978 33
  1986 79   9 1920 34
  1927 79     1904 34
  1925 79        
             
Top 10 Warmest (Lows)   Top 10 Coldest (Lows)
1 1941 62   1 1940 11
2 1992 61   2 1894 13
3 1976 60   3 1964 18
4 1927 58     1899 18
5 1938 56   5 1951 20
  1910 56     1923 20
7 1998 55   7 1975 21
8 1962 53   8 1961 22
9 2017 52     1948 22
  1887 52     1926 22
             
Top 10 Wettest   Top 10 Snowiest
1 1929 3.12   1 1964 7.1
2 1882 1.49   2 1920 6.4
3 1984 1.43   3 1902 1.5
4 1913 1.16   4 1991 0.6
5 1902 1.01   5 1949 0.5
6 1974 0.91   6 1975 0.3
7 2006 0.88   7 1950 0.2
8 2010 0.80     1928 0.2
  1920 0.80   9 1978 0.1
10 1930 0.61     1894 0.1
             

Percent of Years (Precip)

    

Percent of Years (Snow)

  
>0 56%     >0 16%  
>=0.01 42%     >T 7%  
>=0.1 25%     >=1 2%  
>=0.5 10%          
>=1 3%          

 

 

 

Chicago Yearly

 

Year  Date  Max Temp Min Temp  Precip  Snow
1872   Mar 31     0.60  
1873   Apr 13 53 32 0.00  
1874   Apr  5 32 24 0.00  
1875   Mar 28 42 35 0.00  
1876   Apr 16 49 39 0.00  
1877   Apr  1 64 34 0.05  
1878   Apr 21 60 48 0.04  
1879   Apr 12 57 40 0.10  
1880   Mar 28 40 37 0.00  
1881   Apr 17 51 45 0.00  
1882   Apr  9 51 38 1.49  
1883   Mar 25 38 32 0.00  
1884   Apr 13 48 40 T  
1885   Apr  5 65 40 0.00 0.0
1886   Apr 25 50 39 0.15 0.0
1887   Apr 10 78 52 0.00 0.0
1888   Apr  1 54 33 0.00 0.0
1889   Apr 21 51 44 0.00 0.0
1890   Apr  6 62 40 0.06 0.0
1891   Mar 29 50 34 0.00 0.0
1892   Apr 17 42 37 0.06 0.0
1893   Apr  2 62 33 0.00 0.0
1894   Mar 25 19 13 0.01 0.1
1895   Apr 14 40 34 0.00 0.0
1896   Apr  5 53 33 0.00 0.0
1897   Apr 18 67 40 0.02 0.0
1898   Apr 10 46 38 0.00 0.0
1899   Apr  2 30 18 T T
1900   Apr 15 53 39 0.00 0.0
1901   Apr  7 40 37 0.00 0.0
1902   Mar 30 43 32 1.01 1.5
1903   Apr 12 51 40 0.48 0.0
1904   Apr  3 34 27 T T
1905   Apr 23 58 47 0.00 0.0
1906   Apr 15 43 36 0.02 0.0
1907   Apr 31 36 28 T T
1908   Apr 19 63 42 0.00 0.0
1909   Apr 11 57 34 0.00 0.0
1910   Mar 27 81 56 0.00 0.0
1911   Apr 16 54 37 T 0.0
1912   Apr  7 47 36 T T
1913   Mar 23 64 34 1.16 0.0
1914   Apr 12 63 33 0.00 0.0
1915   Apr  4 56 30 0.01 0.0
1916   Apr 23 48 43 0.00 0.0
1917   Apr  8 36 31 0.00 0.0
1918   Mar 31 72 47 0.28 0.0
1919   Apr 20 59 46 0.03 0.0
1920   Apr  4 34 28 0.80 6.4
1921   Mar 27 67 34 0.01 0.0
1922   Apr 16 73 46 0.03 0.0
1923   Apr  1 42 20 0.00 0.0
1924   Apr 20 49 39 0.00 0.0
1925   Apr 12 79 44 0.00 0.0
1926   Apr  4 39 22 0.02 0.0
1927   Apr 17 79 58 0.00 0.0
1928   Apr  8 35 27 0.01 0.2
1929  Mar 31 44 37 3.12 0.0
1930   Apr 20 50 41 0.61 0.0
1931   Apr  5 40 35 0.00 0.0
1932   Mar 27 45 35 0.00 0.0
1933   Apr 16 43 39 0.53 0.0
1934   Apr  1 53 34 0.16 0.0
1935   Apr 21 45 39 0.00 0.0
1936   Apr 12 54 42 T 0.0
1937   Mar 28 35 28 0.00 0.0
1938   Apr 17 69 56 0.01 0.0
1939   Apr  9 43 30 0.00 0.0
1940   Mar 24 23 11 0.00 0.0
1941   Apr 13 82 62 0.00 0.0
1942   Apr  5 66 40 0.00 0.0
1943   Apr 25 62 48 0.07 0.0
1944   Apr  9 60 39 0.14 0.0
1945   Apr  1 68 50 0.17 0.0
1946   Apr 21 82 40 0.00 0.0
1947   Apr 6 49 36 T 0.0
1948   Mar 28 44 22 0.00 0.0
1949   Apr 17 45 34 0.32 0.5
1950   Apr  9 35 29 0.46 0.2
1951   Mar 25 41 20 0.00 0.0
1952   Apr 13 54 41 0.18 0.0
1953   Apr  5 50 32 0.00 0.0
1954   Apr 18 61 51 T 0.0
1955   Apr 10 81 47 0.00 0.0
1956   Apr  1 68 39 T 0.0
1957   Apr 21 63 42 0.00 0.0
1958   Apr  6 54 36 0.15 T
1959   Mar 29 47 34 0.00 0.0
1960   Apr 17 57 35 0.30 T
1961   Apr  2 45 22 0.00 0.0
1962   Apr 22 74 53 0.03 0.0
1963   Apr 14 55 35 0.00 0.0
1964   Mar 29 29 18 0.50 7.1
1965   Apr 18 50 36 T 0.0
1966   Apr 10 47 32 0.00 0.0
1967   Mar 26 66 45 0.26 0.0
1968   Apr 14 67 41 0.26 0.0
1969   Apr  6 53 34 0.58 0.0
1970   Mar 29 31 23 T T
1971   Apr 11 83 50 T 0.0
1972   Apr  2 42 33 0.00 0.0
1973   Apr 22 64 48 0.20 0.0
1974   Apr 14 63 39 0.91 0.0
1975   Mar 30 28 21 T 0.3
1976   Apr 18 82 60 T 0.0
1977   Apr 10 85 48 0.00 0.0
1978   Mar 26 33 31 0.15 0.1
1979   Apr 15 52 39 0.00 0.0
1980   Apr  6 66 43 0.03 0.0
1981   Apr 19 52 37 0.14 0.0
1982   Apr 11 48 28 0.00 0.0
1983   Apr  3 40 37 T 0.0
1984   Apr 22 43 36 1.43 0.0
1985   Apr  7 46 28 0.01 T
1986   Mar 30 79 51 0.00 0.0
1987   Apr 19 78 50 0.00 0.0
1988   Apr  3 61 45 0.05 0.0
1989   Mar 26 76 34 0.00 0.0
1990   Apr 15 58 36 T 0.0
1991   Mar 31 54 32 0.03 0.6
1992   Apr 19 71 61 0.10 0.0
1993   Apr 11 53 34 0.05 T
1994   Apr  3 50 34 0.00 0.0
1995   Apr 16 63 41 T 0.0
1996   Apr  7 39 23 0.00 0.0
1997   Mar 30 43 33 0.02 T
1998 Apr 12 73 55 T 0.0
1999 Apr 4 67 44 0.12 0.0
2000 Apr 23 51 42 0.10 0.0
2001 Apr 15 54 43 0.19 0.0
2002 Mar 31 47 28 0.01 0.0
2003 Apr 20 68 50 0.04 0.0
2004 Apr 11 43 30 0.00 0.0
2005 Mar 27 49 26 0.00 0.0
2006 Apr 16 62 47 0.88 0.0
2007 Apr 8 40 28 T T
2008 Mar 23 42 26 0.00 0.0
2009 Apr 12 51 27 0.00 0.0
2010 Apr 4 76 39 0.80 0.0
2011 Apr 24 56 45 0.00 0.0
2012 Apr 8 66 45 T 0.0
2013 Mar 31 59 36 T 0.0
2014 Apr 20 79 41 0.00 0.0
2015 Apr 5 66 36 0.00 0.0
2016 Mar 27 63 36 0.32 0.0
2017 Apr 16 73 52 0.59 0.0
2018 Apr 1 35 24 0.00 0.0
2019 Apr 21 77 44 0.00 0.0
2020 Apr 12 66 49 0.13 0.0
2021 Apr 4 76 43 0.00 0.0
2022 Apr 17 43 29 0.02 T
2023 Apr 9 68 41 0.00 0.0

 

 

Rockford

Official weather records for Rockford date back to 1905 for temperatures, precipitation, and snowfall. Observation location history for Rockford can be found here.

 

Rockford Climate Data
Easter Climate Data for Rockford

 

Top 10 Warmest (Highs)   Top 10 Coldest (Highs)
1 1977 84   1 1964 26
  1925 84     1940 26
3 2019 80   3 1975 30
  2014 80   4 2018 32
  1987 80   5 1950 33
  1955 80   6 1978 34
  1927 80     1970 34
8 2021 78   8 1928 35
  1941 78     1920 35
10 1986 77   10 1917 37
  1957 77        
  1942 77        
             
Top 10 Warmest (Lows)   Top 10 Coldest (Lows)
1 1992 60   1 1940 8
2 1941 59   2 1951 14
3 1910 58   3 1964 15
4 1943 57   4 1975 16
5 1927 55   5 1970 17
6 1976 54   6 1948 19
  1938 54     1923 19
  1908 54   8 1939 20
9 1962 52   9 2018 21
10 1986 51     1961 21
          1926 21
             
Top 10 Wettest   Top 10 Snowiest
1 2006 1.71   1 1964 4.8
2 1952 1.36   2 1907 1.5
3 1984 0.92   3 1928 1.0
4 1907 0.80   4 2002 0.7
5 1938 0.70   5 1991 0.5
6 1929 0.68     1920 0.5
7 1930 0.66   7 2022 0.3
8 1941 0.60   8 1984 0.1
  1913 0.60   9 Trace 12 Years
10 1992 0.58        
             

Percent of Years (Precip)

    

Percent of Years (Snow)

  
>0 56%     >0 17%  
>=0.01 39%     >=0.1 7%  
>=0.1 24%     >=1 3%  
>=0.5 9%          

 


 

Rockford Yearly

 

Year Date Max Temp  Min Temp  Precip  Snow
1905   Apr 23 64 42 0.00 0.0
1906   Apr 15 60 39 T 0.0
1907   Apr 30 40 30 0.80 1.5
1908   Apr 19 70 54 0.00 0.0
1909   Apr 11 42 32 0.00 0.0
1910   Mar 27 74 58 0.00 0.0
1911   Apr 16 52 35 0.00 0.0
1912   Apr  7 69 33 0.12 0.0
1913   Mar 23 50 25 0.60 0.0
1914   Apr 12 47 30 0.00 0.0
1915   Apr  4 49 26 T 0.0
1916   Apr 23 49 38 0.00 0.0
1917   Apr  8 37 26 T T
1918   Mar 31 74 43 T 0.0
1919   Apr 20 66 50 0.00 0.0
1920   Apr  4 35 25 0.09 0.5
1921   Mar 27 68 38 0.00 0.0
1922   Apr 16 74 44 0.00 0.0
1923   Apr  1 38 19 T 0.0
1924   Apr 20 58 36 0.00 0.0
1925   Apr 12 84 38 0.00 0.0
1926   Apr  4 44 21 0.00 0.0
1927   Apr 17 80 55 0.00 0.0
1928   Apr  8 35 25 0.29 1.0
1929  Mar 31 51 33 0.68 T
1930   Apr 20 54 39 0.66 0.0
1931   Apr  5 53 31 T T
1932   Mar 27 52 29 0.00 0.0
1933   Apr 16 58 34 0.00 0.0
1934   Apr  1 45 31 0.55 0.0
1935   Apr 21 64 37 0.00 0.0
1936   Apr 12 65 31 0.02 0.0
1937   Mar 28 42 22 0.00 0.0
1938   Apr 17 74 54 0.70 0.0
1939   Apr  9 50 20 0.00 0.0
1940   Mar 24 26 8 0.00 0.0
1941   Apr 13 78 59 0.60 0.0
1942   Apr  5 77 42 0.00 0.0
1943   Apr 25 70 57 T 0.0
1944   Apr  9 63 46 0.36 0.0
1945   Apr  1 69 44 0.00 0.0
1946   Apr 21 M M 0.00 0.0
1947   Apr 6 60 36 0.00 0.0
1948   Mar 28 47 19 0.00 0.0
1949   Apr 17 44 34 0.34 0.0
1950   Apr  9 33 28 0.22 T
1951   Mar 25 41 14 0.00 0.0
1952   Apr 13 42 35 1.36 0.0
1953   Apr  5 53 30 0.00 0.0
1954   Apr 18 67 40 T 0.0
1955   Apr 10 80 41 0.00 0.0
1956   Apr  1 69 33 0.00 0.0
1957   Apr 21 77 43 0.00 0.0
1958   Apr  6 50 34 0.04 T
1959   Mar 29 49 29 0.00 0.0
1960   Apr 17 48 35 0.48 T
1961   Apr  2 43 21 0.00 0.0
1962   Apr 22 64 52 0.04 0.0
1963   Apr 14 64 30 0.00 0.0
1964   Mar 29 26 15 0.20 4.8
1965   Apr 18 55 36 T 0.0
1966   Apr 10 48 23 0.00 0.0
1967   Mar 26 57 40 0.30 0.0
1968   Apr 14 59 39 0.37 0.0
1969   Apr  6 56 27 0.00 0.0
1970   Mar 29 34 17 T T
1971   Apr 11 75 42 T 0.0
1972   Apr  2 39 26 0.00 0.0
1973   Apr 22 62 49 0.05 0.0
1974   Apr 14 57 38 0.43 0.0
1975   Mar 30 30 16 T T
1976   Apr 18 72 54 0.02 0.0
1977   Apr 10 84 45 0.00 0.0
1978   Mar 26 34 30 T 0.0
1979   Apr 15 57 35 0.00 0.0
1980   Apr  6 62 42 0.07 0.0
1981   Apr 19 56 39 0.08 0.0
1982   Apr 11 47 26 0.00 0.0
1983   Apr  3 40 34 0.01 T
1984   Apr 22 42 34 0.92 0.1
1985   Apr  7 47 30 T T
1986   Mar 30 77 51 0.00 0.0
1987   Apr 19 80 47 0.00 0.0
1988   Apr  3 55 43 0.20 0.0
1989   Mar 26 75 37 0.00 0.0
1990   Apr 15 58 35 0.02 0.0
1991   Mar 31 53 32 0.08 0.5
1992   Apr 19 70 60 0.58 0.0
1993   Apr 11 50 37 0.03 0.0
1994   Apr  3 50 31 0.00 0.0
1995   Apr 16 62 38 0.03 0.0
1996   Apr  7 43 23 T T
1997   Mar 30 51 35 0.03 0.0
1998 Apr 12 72 49 0.00 0.0
1999 Apr 4 61 42 0.14 0.0
2000 Apr 23 53 43 0.14 0.0
2001 Apr 15 57 37 0.07 0.0
2002 Mar 31 48 26 0.07 0.7
2003 Apr 20 63 47 0.01 0.0
2004 Apr 11 48 27 0.00 0.0
2005 Mar 27 56 24 0.00 0.0
2006 Apr 16 59 48 1.71 0.0
2007 Apr 8 39 29 0.00 0.0
2008 Mar 23 42 24 T T
2009 Apr 12 58 30 0.00 0.0
2010 Apr 4 74 41 0.13 0.0
2011 Apr 24 62 44 0.00 0.0
2012 Apr 8 67 37 T 0.0
2013 Mar 31 57 32 T 0.0
2014 Apr 20 80 47 0.00 0.0
2015 April 5 69 38 0.00 0.0
2016 Mar 27 48 40 0.15 0.0
2017 Apr 16 72 49 0.29 0.0
2018 Apr 1 32 21 0.00 0.0
2019 Apr 21 80 41 0.00 0.0
2020 Apr 12 65 37 0.39 0.0
2021 Apr 4 78 39 T 0.0
2022 Apr 17 47 22 0.06 0.3
2023 Apr 9 68 34 0.00 0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 
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