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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1257 PM CDT Fri Nov 1 2024 /157 PM EDT Fri Nov 1 2024/

...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of October 2024 for
Chicago and Rockford...

At Chicago, the average high temperature was 70.1 degrees, which
is 7.4 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was
49.3 degrees, which is 3.9 degrees above normal. The average
temperature for the month was 59.7 degrees, which is 5.7 degrees
above normal. 1.18 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded,
which is 2.25 inches below normal. 0.0 inches of snow were
recorded, which is 0.2 inches below normal.


The following daily records were set for Chicago this past
October:
* Record daily high temperature of 82 degrees set on the 29th.
* Record daily warmest low temperature of 67 degrees set on the
  29th.
* Record daily warmest low temperature of 68 degrees set on the
  30th.

The following top ten monthly records were set for Chicago this
past October:
** Tied 9th warmest October on record since 1872 with a mean
 average temperature of 59.7 degrees.



At Rockford, the average high temperature was 70.1 degrees, which
is 7.8 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was
42.4 degrees, which is 0.6 degrees above normal. The average
temperature for the month was 56.2 degrees, which is 4.2 degrees
above normal. 0.79 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded,
which is 1.84 inches below normal. 0.0 inches of snow were
recorded, which is 0.2 inches below normal.


The following daily records were set for Rockford this past
October:
* Tied record daily high temperature of 81 degrees on the 29th.
* Record daily warmest low temperature of 65 degrees set on the
  29th.
* Record daily warmest low temperature of 67 degrees set on the
  30th.

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


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