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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1054 AM CDT Sun Jun 1 2025 /1154 AM EDT Sun Jun 1 2025/

...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of May 2025 for
Chicago and Rockford...

At Chicago, the average high temperature was 67.7 degrees, which
is 2.8 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was
48.4 degrees, which is 2.2 degrees below normal. The mean average
temperature for the month was 58.0 degrees, which is 2.6 degrees
below normal. 1.35 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded,
which is 3.14 inches below normal.

The following daily records were set for Chicago this past May:
* Record daily high temperature of 94 degrees on the 15th.

No top ten monthly records were set for Chicago during this past
May.



At Rockford, the average high temperature was 71.4 degrees, which
is 0.2 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was
46.8 degrees, which is 2.7 degrees below normal. The average
temperature for the month was 59.1 degrees, which is 1.3 degrees
below normal. 2.17 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded,
which is 2.01 inches below normal.

The following daily records were set for Rockford this past May:
* Record daily high temperature of 94 degrees on the 15th.

No top ten monthly records were set for Rockford during this past
May.

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Chicago`s climatic period of record dates back to:
  1871 for precipitation
  1872 for temperatures
  1884 for snowfall
Rockford`s climatic period of record dates back to:
  1905 for temperatures, precipitation, and snowfall

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