Issued by NWS
000 SXUS73 KLOT 200636 RERORD RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 136 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT CHICAGO-OHARE IL... A RECORD RAINFALL OF 3.97 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT CHICAGO-OHARE IL YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.79 SET IN 1961. THE 3.97 INCH DAILY RAINFALL WILL ALSO GO DOWN AS THE THIRD HEAVIEST CALENDAR RAINFALL EVER FOR CHICAGO IN THE MONTH OF JUNE BEHIND 4.64 INCHES BACK ON JUNE 13 1976 AND 4.58 INCHES BACK ON JUNE 25 1959. THIS ALSO NOW RANKS AS THE 12TH HEAVIEST CALENDAR DAY EVER IN CHICAGO. TODAY`S HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO BRINGS THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL TO 6.74 INCHES WHICH ALREADY PLACES THIS JUNE AS THE 10TH WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD...AND THERE ARE STILL 10 DAYS LEFT OF THE MONTH! $$ IZZI/HALBACH
