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Presidential Election Day weather can vary quite a bit across the region. There has been measureable precipitation on 16 of 34 days at Chicago (going back to 1872) and 8 out of 25 days at Rockford (going back to 1906). The warmest Election Day was November 3rd, 1964 for both Chicago and Rockford when the high reached 75 and 74 respectively. These high marks may be broken today with highs forecast to be in the mid 70s. It has snowed 5 times (Trace) at Chicago and twice in Rockford with the heaviest snow coming on November 3rd, 1992 at Rockford when 1.6 inches of snow fell. The largest one day temperature swing was 33 degrees at Rockford on November 3rd, 1936 when it dropped from 62 to 29, while on the same day it dropped 30 degrees in Chicago. The coldest temperature recorded on Election Day is 17 at Chicago on November 8th, 1892 and 22 at Rockford on November 6th, 1984.
Election Day Climatology at Chicago
|
Election Day
|
Max
|
Min
|
Rain
|
Snow
|
|
11/2/2004
|
49
|
45
|
0.05
|
0.0
|
|
11/7/2000
|
57
|
40
|
T
|
0.0
|
|
11/5/1996
|
53
|
41
|
0.01
|
0.0
|
|
11/3/1992
|
42
|
33
|
0.82
|
T
|
|
11/8/1988
|
51
|
33
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/6/1984
|
49
|
23
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/4/1980
|
56
|
39
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/2/1976
|
63
|
40
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/7/1972
|
53
|
39
|
0.12
|
0.0
|
|
11/5/1968
|
57
|
40
|
T
|
0.0
|
|
11/3/1964
|
75
|
52
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/8/1960
|
44
|
35
|
0.13
|
0.0
|
|
11/6/1956
|
62
|
43
|
0.28
|
0.0
|
|
11/4/1952
|
61
|
34
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/2/1948
|
60
|
50
|
0.02
|
0.0
|
|
11/7/1944
|
63
|
40
|
0.01
|
0.0
|
|
11/5/1940
|
61
|
43
|
T
|
0.0
|
|
11/3/1936
|
61
|
31
|
T
|
T
|
|
11/8/1932
|
62
|
37
|
1.24
|
T
|
|
11/6/1928
|
59
|
40
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/4/1924
|
53
|
44
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/2/1920
|
42
|
34
|
T
|
T
|
|
11/7/1916
|
74
|
58
|
T
|
0.0
|
|
11/5/1912
|
58
|
45
|
0.20
|
0.0
|
|
11/3/1908
|
62
|
42
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/8/1904
|
47
|
40
|
0.02
|
0.0
|
|
11/6/1900
|
46
|
38
|
0.13
|
T
|
|
11/3/1896
|
58
|
45
|
0.23
|
0.0
|
|
11/8/1892
|
33
|
17
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/6/1888
|
48
|
40
|
0.12
|
0.0
|
|
11/4/1884
|
50
|
39
|
0.69
|
0.0
|
|
11/2/1880
|
63
|
43
|
0.00
|
MM
|
|
11/7/1876
|
40
|
34
|
0.00
|
MM
|
|
11/5/1872
|
48
|
42
|
0.52
|
MM
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Election Day Climatology at Rockford
|
Election Day
|
Max
|
Min
|
Rain
|
Snow
|
|
11/2/2004
|
47
|
41
|
0.07
|
0.0
|
|
11/7/2000
|
56
|
37
|
T
|
0.0
|
|
11/5/1996
|
49
|
39
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/3/1992
|
40
|
32
|
0.24
|
1.6
|
|
11/8/1988
|
52
|
29
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/6/1984
|
52
|
22
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/4/1980
|
54
|
39
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/2/1976
|
61
|
33
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/7/1972
|
51
|
40
|
0.04
|
0.0
|
|
11/5/1968
|
53
|
32
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/3/1964
|
74
|
50
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/8/1960
|
43
|
34
|
0.26
|
0.0
|
|
11/6/1956
|
55
|
38
|
0.60
|
0.0
|
|
11/4/1952
|
62
|
33
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/2/1948
|
62
|
49
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/7/1944
|
62
|
37
|
0.30
|
0.0
|
|
11/5/1940
|
59
|
43
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/3/1936
|
62
|
29
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/8/1932
|
63
|
39
|
0.69
|
0.0
|
|
11/6/1928
|
62
|
35
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/4/1924
|
58
|
34
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
|
11/2/1920
|
55
|
30
|
T
|
T
|
|
11/7/1916
|
65
|
54
|
T
|
0.0
|
|
11/5/1912
|
55
|
37
|
0.01
|
0.0
|
|
11/3/1908
|
57
|
37
|
0.00
|
0.0
|
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