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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL

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Public Information Statement...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1111 AM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023 /1211 PM EDT Fri Jun 2 2023/

...A Look Back at the Climate for Meteorological Spring (March,
April, May) 2023 for Chicago and Rockford...

At Chicago, the average high temperature for the spring season was
60.7 degrees, which is 1.9 degrees above normal. The average low
temperature was 41.3 degrees, which is 0.7 degrees above normal.
The average temperature for the season was 51.0 degrees, which is
1.3 degrees above normal. 6.53 inches of liquid precipitation
were recorded, which is 4.16 inches below normal. 2.3 inches of
snow were recorded, which is 4.5 inches below normal.

Records established or tied during the spring months:

March: None.

April: Record daily maximum temperature of 83 degrees on the 13th.

May:   Record daily maximum temperature of 87 tied on the 7th.
       4th driest May on record with 0.71 inches.


At Rockford, the average high temperature for the spring season was
60.9 degrees, which is 1.8 degrees above normal. The average low
temperature was 37.3 degrees, which is 1.4 degrees below normal.
The average temperature for the season was 49.1 degrees, which is
0.2 degrees above normal. 7.98 inches of liquid precipitation
were recorded, which is 2.35 inches below normal. 15.0 inches of
snow were recorded, which is 9.2 inches above normal.

Records established or tied during the spring months:

March: None.

April: Record daily maximum snowfall of 0.2 inches on the 22nd.
       Record daily minimum temperature of 25 degrees tied on
       the 26th.

May:   None.

The following top ten spring seasonal records were also
established for Rockford:

*Tied for 9th highest spring snowfall with 15.0 inches.

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