Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
000 NOUS43 KLOT 011602 CCA PNSLOT PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 1102 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. $$ HALBACH