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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
431 PM CDT Tue Apr 1 2025 /531 PM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025/

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

At Chicago, the average high temperature was 54.4 degrees, which
is 7.4 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was
34.5 degrees, which is 3.5 degrees above normal. The mean average
temperature for the month was 44.4 degrees, which is 5.4 degrees
above normal. 2.99 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded,
which is 0.54 inches above normal. 2.8 inches of snow were
recorded, which is 2.7 inches below normal.

No daily records were set for Chicago during this past March.

The following top ten monthly records were set for Chicago this
past March:
** 10th warmest March on record with an average temperature of
 44.4 degrees



At Rockford, the average high temperature was 54.8 degrees, which
is 8.3 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was
31.0 degrees, which is 2.9 degrees above normal. The average
temperature for the month was 42.9 degrees, which is 5.6 degrees
above normal. 2.82 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded,
which is 0.42 inches above normal. 4.2 inches of snow were
recorded, which is 0.7 inches below normal.

The following daily records were set for Rockford this past
March:
* Record daily high temperature of 80 degrees on the 14th
* Record daily high temperature of 80 degrees on the 28th

The following top ten monthly records were set for Rockford this
past March:
** 8th warmest March on record with an average temperature of
 42.9 degrees

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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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