August 2008 Climate Data for Chicago and Rockford
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 700 AM CDT TUE SEP 1 2008 ...A LOOK BACK AT THE CLIMATE FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2008 FOR CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD... AT CHICAGO...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 81.8 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 63.6 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.4 DEGREES AGOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 72.7 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. FOR THE MONTH...3.73 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED WHICH IS 0.89 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO RECORDS WERE TIED OR SET DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2008 AT CHICAGO OHARE AIRPORT. AT ROCKFORD...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 82.2 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 60.4 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 71.3 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. FOR THE MONTH...1.91 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED...WHICH IS 2.30 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NO RECORDS WERE TIED OR SET DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2008 AT THE ROCKFORD AIRPORT. $$
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