April Climate Review for Chicago and Rockford

Climate Summary for:

CHICAGO

ROCKFORD

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1035 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...A LOOK BACK AT THE CLIMATE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2009 FOR
CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD...

AT CHICAGO...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 57.0 DEGREES WHICH IS
1.0 DEGREE BELOW NORMAL.  THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 37.5
DEGREES WHICH IS 0.1 DEGREE BELOW NORMAL.  THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 47.3 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
5.19 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED WHICH IS 1.51 INCHES ABOVE
NORMAL. 2.1 INCHES OF SNOW WAS RECORDED WHICH IS 0.5INCHES ABOVE
NORMAL.

NO RECORDS WERE TIED OR SET DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL AT CHICAGO.

AT ROCKFORD...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 59.9 DEGREES WHICH
IS 0.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 37.3
DEGREES WHICH IS 0.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 48.6 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
4.61 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED WHICH IS 0.99 INCHES ABOVE
NORMAL. 0.2 INCHES OF SNOW WAS RECORDED WHICH IS 1.2 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL.

NO RECORDS WERE TIED OR SET DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL AT ROCKFORD.



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