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2013
02/22/2013
Snow Into Overnight, Freezing Drizzle at Times (9:30 pm Briefing Available)
02/21/2013
Spring Flood Outlook #1 Issued Feb 21, 2013
02/20/2013
New Lenox Safety Expo/Severe Weather Preparedness Workshop
02/18/2013
Much Colder on Tuesday
02/16/2013
Big Storm Coming Next Week?
02/11/2013
Maximum Wind Gusts from Monday
02/08/2013
February 7th Snow Totals *Updated 10:30AM Friday
02/07/2013
Rain Changing to Snow Captured on Radar and Reports Thursday Morning
02/04/2013
Recent "Flurry" of Activity Has Boosted Snowfall Totals
02/04/2013
24-Hour Snowfall Amounts
02/04/2013
National Weatherman's Day
02/03/2013
Latest Multimedia Briefing on Accumulating Snow Tonight Into Monday (Updated 3pm)
02/02/2013
Snowfall Totals Ending at 7 am Saturday
02/02/2013
Anniversary of the February 1-2 2011 Blizzard
02/01/2013
A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of January 2013 for Chicago and Rockford
02/01/2013
A Look Ahead at Climate Statistics for February for Chicago and Rockford
01/30/2013
January 29th Rainfall Totals and Records
01/30/2013
Severe Storm and Tornado Spotter Training 2013
01/29/2013
Flood Monitor Page
01/28/2013
Active Weather possible Tuesday
01/28/2013
Flooding & Severe T-storms Possible Tuesday: Latest Multimedia Briefing
01/27/2013
Latest Multimedia Briefing On The Freezing Rain
01/25/2013
Chicago Officially Observes First Daily One Inch Snowfall
01/24/2013
NOAA Animation of Cold Air Spreading Across the U.S.
01/24/2013
24-Hour Snowfall Amounts Ending at 7 AM Thursday
01/24/2013
Lake Effect Snow Into Chicago and North Shore Areas Through Early Afternoon
01/23/2013
Low Temperatures and Wind Chills Observed Tuesday Morning
01/23/2013
Smoke Plume from Bridgeport Fire on WFO Chicago WSR-88D
01/22/2013
Coldest Weather of the Season: A Wind Chill Advisory in Effect
01/22/2013
Visible Satellite Imagery Reveals Interesting Features
01/20/2013
Looking Back at the Lowest Temperature On Record in Chicago and Some Thoughts About the Current Cold Snap
01/20/2013
Peak Wind Gust Speeds Last Night
01/18/2013
Will a Long Streak Without Subzero Temperatures in Rockford and Chicago End By Tuesday Morning?
01/18/2013
A Look Back at Below Zero Temperatures and Snow Cover in Chicago
01/18/2013
Chicago's Lack of Cold and Snow Breaking All-Time Records (Updated Jan 18th)
01/18/2013
Chicago's Snowless Streak Continues
01/17/2013
NWS Mobile Weather Site
01/17/2013
Cold Air Seen by Satellite Advancing South Across Canada
01/16/2013
Four Year Anniversary of the January 15-16, 2009 Cold Wave
01/15/2013
How Does First Half of This Winter Stack Up??
01/14/2013
Radar Loop and Totals from Saturday Night's Wintry Event
01/11/2013
Chicago Area Skywarn pioneer Bob Hajek passed
01/08/2013
National Weather Service Family Mourns Loss of Jon Racy, SPC Lead Forecaster
01/08/2013
By a Wide Margin, 2012 was the United States' Warmest Year on Record
01/07/2013
Five Year Anniversary of an Extremely Rare January Tornado in Northern Illinois
01/05/2013
2012 Chicago and Rockford Climate Statistics
01/05/2013
Color Satellite View of NWS Chicago Forecast Area Showing Snow Cover, 1/4/13
01/01/2013
2012 is the Warmest Year on Record for Chicago and Rockford
2012
12/31/2012
Periods of Snow South Through the Afternoon
12/28/2012
Chicago is Behind Many Other Cities for Snowfall
12/27/2012
Weather Currents - Winter 2012 Newsletter
12/24/2012
Glancing Blow From Winter Storm Wednesday
12/22/2012
Recap of the December 20th Winter Weather Event
12/21/2012
Highest Wind Speeds from December 20-21, 2012
12/21/2012
Unprecedented Lack of Winter Continues in Chicago
12/21/2012
Winter Storm Impacting Region Today/Tonight (Updated 7:30 pm Thursday)
12/20/2012
Rainfall Reports From This Morning
12/17/2012
Chicago Surpasses Record for Latest First Accumulating Snowfall
12/13/2012
Top 10 Weather Events for 2012 Northern IL and Northwest IN
12/11/2012
Rockford is Within the Longest Stretch of No Measurable Snowfall on Record
12/04/2012
New Weather Observation Equipment at Northerly Island, Chicago
12/04/2012
Information on the Extremely Dry Conditions in 2012 - corrected
12/04/2012
Spring in December; All-Time December High Set at Rockford
12/02/2012
December and Winter Climate Data for Chicago and Rockford
12/02/2012
Spring in December- How rare is it?
12/01/2012
November and Fall 2012 Climate Summary for Chicago and Rockford
11/28/2012
WIFR TV in Rockford is a StormReady Supporter
11/26/2012
Climatological Timelines of Area Snowfall
11/23/2012
Gusty Winds and Significantly Colder Air End an Active Weather Week
11/23/2012
Dense Fog Images and Facts from Tuesday Night and Wednesday Morning
11/23/2012
Near Record Warmth Experienced on Thanksgiving
11/21/2012
2012-2013 Winter Outlook for Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana
11/17/2012
Thanksgiving Climate Data for Chicago and Rockford
11/16/2012
NWS Chicago on Twitter and Facebook
11/14/2012
Today is GIS Day
11/13/2012
Lengthy Time With No Snowfall Prior to Monday
11/06/2012
Expansion of River Forecast Services in Northeast IL
11/05/2012
Presidential Election Day Weather in Chicago
11/05/2012
River Ice Spotter Training Dec 4, 2012 in Ottawa, IL
11/04/2012
SKYWARN Recognition Day 2012
11/03/2012
Ice Pellets/Sleet Saturday Morning
11/03/2012
NWS Chicago Goes Trick or Treating!
11/02/2012
October 2012 Final Numbers
11/02/2012
Summary of Sandy's Local Impacts
10/29/2012
NOAA Weather Radio Station KZZ-55 Off the Air
10/26/2012
Sharp Temperature Drop Experienced Thursday
10/26/2012
Halloween Climate Data for Chicago and Rockford
10/25/2012
Powerhouse Cold Front To Send Temps Crashing From Mid-Afternoon into Evening
10/23/2012
80 Degree Trivia for Chicago
10/18/2012
Climate Prediction Center Winter Outlook
10/18/2012
What is Graupel?!?
10/16/2012
Kendall County StormReady!
10/15/2012
Highest Wind Gusts from Sunday
10/13/2012
Periods of Rain and Storms This Weekend
10/13/2012
Backyard Weather Observers Wanted - CoCoRaHS Training Saturday Oct 20 Ottawa, IL
10/11/2012
NWS Chicago Open House and Food Drive Saturday October 13
10/04/2012
Colder Air on its Way By Late This Afternoon
10/02/2012
NWS Chicago Enhances Marine Forecasts
10/02/2012
Fall Freeze Information for the Area
10/02/2012
Climate Summary for September 2012; First Month Cooler than Normal in a Year at Chicago
10/01/2012
Surfzone Forecast and Notification of Increased Rip Current Risk Suspended
10/01/2012
One Year Since A Powerful Autumn Storm Brought 20-25 Foot Waves
09/29/2012
Chicago Still Just Shy of Record # of 80 Degree Days
09/25/2012
Weather Currents - Fall 2012 Newsletter
09/14/2012
NWS Chicago Now on Twitter!
09/14/2012
Significant Temperature Fall from Wednesday to Thursday
09/07/2012
More Warm Records Being Broken in 2012
09/05/2012
Numerous Roll Clouds Seen Early Wednesday Morning
09/05/2012
Weekly NOAA Weather Radio Test Postponed Today
09/04/2012
Chicago Only One 90 Degree Day Away From All Time Record!
09/04/2012
Total Rainfall From the Remnants of Tropical Cyclone Isaac
09/03/2012
Climatology of Tropical Storm Remnants for the Local Area
09/01/2012
Climate Summary for Summer 2012
09/01/2012
Climate Summary for August 2012
08/31/2012
Labor Day Climatological Data for Chicago and Rockford
08/31/2012
Volunteer Observers Help Track Isaac's Rainfall
08/29/2012
A Tropical-Like Air Mass Brought Efficient Rainfall on Sunday Afternoon and Night
08/21/2012
Despite Recent Cooler Weather, Summer Still Within Top Five Warmest
08/17/2012
Record Breaking August Gale Pummels Lake Michigan (Updated with Photos 8/13)
08/14/2012
Detecting Birds on Radar
08/12/2012
NASA: 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower
08/12/2012
Sediment Churned by Lake Michigan Seen By MODIS Satellite
08/10/2012
Coolest Weather Since June
08/10/2012
July 2012 hottest month ever recorded for contiguous U.S.
08/10/2012
Storm Reports 9th August 2012
08/07/2012
Gusty Thunderstorms Have Been Frequent Despite Drought
08/07/2012
A Downburst Occurred Over O'Hare International Airport Early Thursday Morning
08/07/2012
Severe Winds Impacted the Area Tuesday Morning
08/07/2012
Recap of Saturday Afternoon's Severe Thunderstorms and Rainfall
08/03/2012
Changes to River Forecast Service on Des Plaines River at Romeoville IL
08/01/2012
July 2012 Climate Data for Chicago and Rockford
07/29/2012
What was the most recent extreme drought in our area prior to 2012?
07/29/2012
More Lake Michigan Records Broken
07/23/2012
A Meteorological Comparison Between July 1995 and July 2012 Heat Waves
07/22/2012
Current Growing Streak of 80F+ Days Among Longest on Record
07/19/2012
Local Area Storm Reports from June 29 Derecho
07/13/2012
A Look Back at the Heat Wave
07/12/2012
Radar Images Show More than Weather
07/11/2012
A Comparison of Chicago and Rockford Heat Waves and Hot Summers
07/09/2012
Last Week's Heat Wave 2nd Warmest 3-Day Period for Chicago
07/09/2012
Heat Wave: Safety Info, Chicago and Rockford Hot Weather Facts
07/07/2012
Lake Michigan Water Temperatures Reach Earliest 80 Degrees
07/06/2012
A Recap of Thursday's Gusty Thunderstorms - Updated with Storm Damage
07/02/2012
Unusually Large Number of 90 Degree Days Through June
07/02/2012
Downburst Crosses KLOT Doppler Radar 6/29/2012
07/01/2012
A Look Back at the Climate Data for June 2012
06/25/2012
Lightning Safety Awareness Week June 24-30
06/19/2012
Tranquil Severe Weather Season Thus Far
06/19/2012
Severe Weather and Heavy Rain on June 16th
06/17/2012
Finally Some Rain! How Much Did Saturday Bring?
06/15/2012
One of the Sunniest Junes on Record for Chicago...so far
06/13/2012
One of the Driest Starts to June on Record
06/11/2012
Coming Soon: Weather Warnings on the Go!
06/08/2012
Abnormally Dry Weather Continues
06/07/2012
Doppler Radar Detects Vehicles on Thursday Morning
06/04/2012
Headed to the Beach this Summer? Teach Your Kids About Rip Currents
06/02/2012
Climate Statistics for May 2012 at Chicago and Rockford
06/02/2012
Climate Statistics for the Record Warm Spring of 2012 at Chicago and Rockford
05/28/2012
Several Temperature Records Broken Sunday 5/27/2012
05/27/2012
Record Warm Winter-Spring Lead To Near Record Warm Lake Temps
05/25/2012
Maximum Wind Gusts from a Windy Thursday
05/22/2012
A Microburst Confirmed Near Gary, Indiana on Sunday May 20th
05/22/2012
Climate Data for Memorial Day for Chicago and Rockford
05/11/2012
Overview of Storm Damage and Flooding on Sunday May 6
05/08/2012
A Meteorological Retrospective of the March 2012 Heat Wave
05/05/2012
A Recap of Thursday Night's Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall
05/03/2012
Changes to River Forecast Services June 1, 2012
04/30/2012
Rainfall Amounts From Sunday Into Early Monday; Dual-Pol Radar Estimates on Track
04/26/2012
Abnormally Dry Spring Weather
04/23/2012
Extraordinarily Rare Feat This Spring!
04/22/2012
45th Anniversary of Northern Illinois' Worst Tornado Disaster
04/20/2012
An Impressive Temperature Spread Was Observed on Thursday
04/11/2012
Presentations from 2012 GLOMW
04/07/2012
Easter Climate Data for Chicago and Rockford
04/03/2012
An In Depth Meteorological Analysis of the March Heat Wave from NOAA ESRL
04/03/2012
Weather Currents - WFO Chicago Newsletter for Spring 2012
04/01/2012
Reflecting on the Historic & Unprecedented Warmth of March 2012 (updated April 1st)
04/01/2012
Interesting Daily Facts from March 14-23, 2012
04/01/2012
Least Number of Days with Lows of 32 Degrees or Lower in March
04/01/2012
If this March Were April, How Warm Would it Have Ranked?
04/01/2012
A Look at the Number of 70 Degree Days in March 2012
03/29/2012
Discussion About Mild March From The Midwest Regional Climate Center
03/25/2012
What is the Typical Date of the Final Spring Freeze?
03/24/2012
A Historic Stretch of Daily Temperatures Records this March
03/20/2012
Record March Lake Michigan Water Temperature?
03/19/2012
Does Our Warm March Weather Mean We Will Have a Hot Summer?
03/19/2012
March 2012 vs Prior Warmest March's
03/14/2012
Record Highs Set on Wednesday, More Possible This Week
03/14/2012
Flood Safety Awareness Week Day 3 - Floods, Droughts, and more...
03/13/2012
Flood Safety Awareness Week Day 4 - Flood Insurance
03/13/2012
Flood Safety Awareness Week Day 2 - Turn Around, Don't Drown
03/12/2012
Flood Safety Awareness Week Day 5 - Flood Safety and a Weather Ready Nation
03/12/2012
Flood Safety Awareness Week Day 1 - AHPS
03/09/2012
Flood Safety Awareness Week March 12-16
03/08/2012
Chicago and Rockford Winter 2011-2012
03/08/2012
Solar Radiation Storm in Progress - UPDATED 3/8/2012 12:45 PM
03/08/2012
The Warmth and Winds of Tuesday and Wednesday
03/08/2012
Another Warm and Windy Day
03/06/2012
A Top Ten Warmest Winter Here and Elsewhere
03/05/2012
This is Illinois Severe Weather Preparedness Week
03/04/2012
Summary of Friday's Dynamic Weather (Updated with Dual-Pol Imagery)
03/01/2012
2012 Spring Flood Outlook... updated March 1
02/27/2012
Highest Wind Gusts From Sunday
02/25/2012
Recap of the February 23rd-24th Snowfall
02/16/2012
The Latest Stats on the Lack of Snow Cover and Mild Temperatures this Winter
02/13/2012
Summary of Friday Night's Lake Effect Snowstorm
02/13/2012
The Impact of Snow Cover on Air Temperatures in Action
02/04/2012
The Number of 40F & 50F Days Continue To Tally Up
02/01/2012
More Interesting Stats About Winter 2011-2012 and January 2012 in Chicago and Rockford
02/01/2012
A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of January 2012 for Chicago and Rockford
02/01/2012
One Year Ago: A Massive Blizzard Impacted the Region
01/31/2012
February 5 is National Weatherperson's Day
01/31/2012
Snow Cover: What a difference a 50 degree day makes!
01/28/2012
Unusually Snow-Free Winter
01/26/2012
A Look Back at the January ’67 Big Snow
01/24/2012
Friday's Snow Event Had an Impressive Duration of Low Visibility in Snow
01/24/2012
January 20th Snowall Recap
01/23/2012
Major Solar Flare Yesterday
01/19/2012
Snowfall Reports From This Morning
01/18/2012
Snowfall Measurements Requested
01/18/2012
Weather Pattern Change by Early Next Week
01/14/2012
January 12th Snowfall Event Summary
01/13/2012
How Late Was This First Appreciable Snowfall?
01/12/2012
Calm Before the Storm: Near-Record to Record Highs on Wednesday
01/10/2012
How Warm Has it been this Winter Relative to Last Year?
01/10/2012
Least Snowy Winter Statistics
01/04/2012
Climate Summary for 2011 For Chicago
01/01/2012
Climate Summary for 2011 For Rockford
01/01/2012
Climate Data for December 2011 for Chicago and Rockford
2011
12/30/2011
Anniversary of the Chicago "Fog Bowl"
12/30/2011
Top Weather Events of 2011 for Northern IL and northwest IN
12/28/2011
December 2011 Warmth
12/28/2011
2011 Now Ranks as Second Wettest on Record for Chicago
12/25/2011
New Years Day Climatology for Chicago and Rockford
12/25/2011
Does An Unseasonably Warm Dec Mean Anything About The Rest of Winter?
12/25/2011
2011 Extreme Weather Events Across the Nation
12/25/2011
Christmas Day Forecast and Weather Facts
12/19/2011
Dreaming of a White Christmas?
12/19/2011
Climate Data for Chistmas day for Chicago and Rockford
12/17/2011
Summary of Saturday Morning's Snowfall
12/16/2011
Snow Cover Now and Then...
12/13/2011
Weather Currents - Winter 2011 Newsletter
12/10/2011
The First Accumulating Snowfall of the Season
12/08/2011
The Slow Start to Winter 2011/2012 Continues...
12/06/2011
More Fun Snow(less) Statistics
12/02/2011
Was this November Unusually Windy?
12/01/2011
Climate Reviews for November and Meteorological Autumn
11/30/2011
Dual-Pol Radar at NWS Chicago Captures Transitioning Precipitation
11/29/2011
Peak Gusts Through Late this Morning
11/25/2011
First Measurable Snowfall Statistics for Chicago and Rockford
11/24/2011
Today's Forecast and Thanksgiving Climatology
11/18/2011
Peak Wind Gusts for Friday, November 18th
11/16/2011
KLOT Dual-Polarization Upgrade Is Complete (See early images!)
11/16/2011
Celebrate GIS Day on Wednesday, November 16th!
11/14/2011
Peak Winds Sunday
11/11/2011
Our First Snowfall; How it Compares to Climatology
11/09/2011
Using Dual-Pol to Watch Rain to Snow Transition
11/01/2011
Climate Data for the Month of November for Chicago and Rockford
11/01/2011
Climate Data for the Month of October for Chicago and Rockford
11/01/2011
A Note about Radar Clutter Suppression
10/27/2011
End of the Growing Season
10/20/2011
Peak Wind Observations October 19th-20th
10/11/2011
News Release: Chicago NWS Radar Dual-Polarization Upgrade October 17-October 28
10/05/2011
Waves, Sediment and Clouds (Updated with Indy Dunes Pix!)
10/01/2011
September 2011 Climate data for Chicago and Rockford
09/30/2011
Summary of Wind Speeds
09/25/2011
Chicagoland Waterspout Details & Findings
09/14/2011
Minnesota Wildfire
09/08/2011
2011 Summer Roundup
09/05/2011
One of the Coldest Labor Days on Record for Chicago and Rockford
09/02/2011
Summer 2011 Climate Data for Chicago and Rockford
09/01/2011
August 2011 Climate Data for Chicago and Rockford
08/21/2011
How does the rainy summer of 2011 in Chicago stack up historically so far?
08/18/2011
Update: Dual-Polarization Upgrade to NWS Chicago Doppler Radar - October 17-30
08/16/2011
Is Your Place of Business, Event, or Venue Ready for a Severe Storm? Are You Responsible for a Place Where People Gather? Become StormReady!
08/16/2011
Back to School! Is Your School Prepared for Dangerous Weather? Click Here for a Planning and Preparedness Guide!
08/07/2011
New Rockford Normals for the Period 1981-2010
08/06/2011
New Chicago Normals for the Period 1981-2010
08/06/2011
Precipitation Distribution for July 2011
08/05/2011
Unusually Humid July in Rockford
08/02/2011
In Depth Look at the New 1981-2010 Normals (pdf file)
08/01/2011
July 2011 - At Least 80 Everday in Rockford, All But One in Chicago
07/30/2011
New 1981-2010 Climate Normals Start Aug 1
07/30/2011
Funnel Clouds in DeKalb and Ogle Counties Friday Afternoon
07/29/2011
A Wet...Wet...Wet July
07/29/2011
Record Wettest July set at Chicago O'Hare...UPDATED
07/28/2011
Are You Interested in Measuring Rain, Hail, and Snow from your own Backyard?
07/25/2011
Our Jekyll and Hyde July
07/25/2011
Information on the 23 July 2011 Record Setting Rainfall at Chicago-O'Hare
07/22/2011
Extreme Rainfall Rate at Chicago-O'Hare this Morning!
07/21/2011
July 2011 Temperature and Precip to date
07/21/2011
Temperature Reaches 100 F Wednesday!
07/20/2011
Learn More about Heat Waves and Heat Safety
07/20/2011
Summary of Temperature Records Set or Tied on July 19th
07/19/2011
Additional Heat Wave Information
07/18/2011
A Look Back at the Past 20 Years of Intense Heat in Chicago
07/15/2011
July 2011 Heat Wave Web Briefing
07/14/2011
July 11th Lake Michigan Seiche
07/14/2011
July 11th Derecho and Seiche
07/08/2011
Why The Comfortable July Humidity?
07/04/2011
4th of July Climate Data for Chicago and Rockford
07/01/2011
June 30th Severe Weather Summary
06/30/2011
July 1st Heat
06/29/2011
Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes of June 21st 2011
06/29/2011
Meteorological Aspects of 100 Degree Heat Locally
06/24/2011
Chicago Newsletter- Weather Currents - Is Available
06/23/2011
Tuesday June 21 Severe Storms
06/23/2011
June 21st Suburban Chicago Tornadoes
06/22/2011
June 20th 2011 Tornado
06/17/2011
River Forecast Changes on Fox and Des Plaines Rivers July 2011
06/17/2011
Spring 2011 U.S. Climate Extremes
06/17/2011
June 15 South Holland Tornado Damage Survey - updated
06/16/2011
Tornadoes Reported Wednesday 15 June 2011
06/15/2011
15June2011 Wake Low Chicago
06/07/2011
Information on this Week's Heat Wave
06/07/2011
Damage Survey of June 4 Storms over Northwest IN - updated with maps
06/06/2011
4 June 2011 Severe Weather Review
06/05/2011
Summary of Local Storm Reports for 04 June 2011
06/01/2011
Changes to river flood warning services July 2011
05/30/2011
25 May 2011 Storm Survey Information
05/30/2011
90 Degree Temperatures on Memorial Day
05/27/2011
May 22 2011 Damage Summary - Updated Friday Afternoon
05/26/2011
24 Hour Rainfall Totals and Observer Reports as of this Morning
05/23/2011
Summary of Local Storm Reports through 900AM 23 May 2011
05/16/2011
NOAA: April was seventh warmest on record
05/16/2011
Saunemin StormReady
05/05/2011
2011 Safe Boating Week May 21 - 27
05/04/2011
April 25-28, 2011, Southern US Tornado Outbreak Statistics
05/01/2011
Information About the Gloomy Month of April 2011 for Rockford
05/01/2011
Information About the Gloomy Month of April 2011 for Chicago
04/28/2011
PRESS RELEASE: DEVASTATING TORNADO OUTBREAK SERVES AS REMINDER OF IMPORTANCE OF PREPAREDNESS
04/26/2011
Retrospective analysis of Winter 2010-11
04/21/2011
44th Anniversary of 1967 Belvidere and Oak Lawn Tornadoes
04/18/2011
Record Daily Snowfall Set Today at Chicago-O'Hare
04/10/2011
Tornado Safety Rules
04/04/2011
Listing of Storm Reports from Sunday Evening
04/01/2011
Climatological Information for April
04/01/2011
A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of March 2011
03/25/2011
Late Season Snowfall Statistics
03/17/2011
St. Patrick's Day Climate Information
03/15/2011
NOAA: February Ranked 17th Warmest on Record
03/11/2011
Flood Safety Awareness Week March 14-18 2011
03/02/2011
March Normals and Extremes for Chicago and Rockford
02/28/2011
2010-2011 Winter Snowfall Totals for Chicago and Rockford
02/28/2011
February Monthly Snowfall Rankings for Chicago and Rockford (Updated Feb 28 6:00 AM)
02/23/2011
PRESS RELEASE: National Weather Service, Federal Aviation Administration, and Commercial Aviation Partners Gather to Discuss Effects of Weather on Air Travel
02/14/2011
Blizzard Storm Total Snowfall Adjusted & In-Depth Look at Chicago's Big Snows
02/12/2011
Climate Data for Valentine's Day
02/10/2011
Record Low Temperature at Rockford This Morning
02/09/2011
Interesting Lake Effect Snow (02-08-11)
02/09/2011
February 1-2, 2011 Blizzard Summary
02/07/2011
Record Four Consecutive 50+ Inch Seasonal Snowfalls for Chicago. Rockford Too?
02/02/2011
Biggest Snowstorms in Chicago and Rockford
02/02/2011
Official Snowfall Totals - Data Through 12 Noon
02/02/2011
Daily Snowfall Records Set at Chicago and Rockford on February 1st
02/01/2011
Getting through the Blizzard of 2011
02/01/2011
Winter Weather Safety and Survival Tips
01/31/2011
History of 10 Inch or Greater Snow Storms in Chicago
01/01/2011
2010 Climate Reports for Chicago and Rockford
01/01/2011
December 2010 Climate Data for Chicago OHare and Rockford
2010
12/27/2010
December 31st Marks the 22nd Anniversary of the Chicago Fog Bowl
12/27/2010
Lake Effect Snowfall Totals December 25th-26th
12/25/2010
December 24th-25th Snowfall Totals
12/22/2010
Thundersnow 101…A Scientific Review of the December 20th Thunder-Snow Event
12/21/2010
December 20th Snowfall
12/18/2010
Above Average Temps End Abruptly This Month
12/15/2010
Top Weather Events of 2010
12/14/2010
Snowfall Total Roundup For Sunday through Tuesday
12/14/2010
Snowfall Roundup for Sunday and Monday
12/13/2010
24 Hr Snowfall Reports as of This Morning
12/13/2010
Snow Reports from Around the Area
12/13/2010
Peak Wind Gusts and Wind Damage Reports from Significant Winter Storm
12/08/2010
Storm Reports via Twitter
12/07/2010
December 3rd-4th Snowfall Totals - Updated with Map
12/05/2010
Snowfall Records Set for 4th of December at Chicago and Rockford
12/01/2010
Fall 2010 Climate Data for OHare and Rockford
12/01/2010
November 2010 Climate Data for OHare and Rockford
12/01/2010
Total Rainfall Amounts from Monday and Monday Night
11/25/2010
Updated Tornado Information from 11/22/2010
11/24/2010
Late Season Tornadoes in Northern Illinois
11/24/2010
EF2 Tornado confirmed at Caledonia (Updated at 720 PM)
11/20/2010
Skywarn Recognition Day 2010
11/15/2010
Expansion of River Forecast Services on the Rock River at Dixon, IL
11/15/2010
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 is GIS Day
11/08/2010
Eldon Gunia of Peru, IL receives NWS Holm Award
11/02/2010
Four Tornadoes Confirmed Tuesday (funnel picture added Thu afternoon)
10/28/2010
Was the October 26th storm record breaking??
10/28/2010
Non-thunderstorm Wind Gusts and Damage Reports from 10/26-10/27
10/28/2010
Thunderstorm Damage and Wind Gust Reports from 10/26
10/28/2010
Peak Non-Thunderstorm Wind Gusts on Wednesday (Updated Noon Thursday)
10/28/2010
Scientific Review Of Chi-clone 2010
10/26/2010
Two Additional Tornadoes Confirmed in the Area Tuesday for a Total of 3
10/26/2010
EF 2 Tornado Confirmed in Will County (Updated)
10/26/2010
Severe Thunderstorms Brought Possible Tornadoes Tuesday Morning
10/26/2010
How the upcoming cyclone ranks among other notable cyclones over the Great Lakes...UPDATED!
10/12/2010
7th greatest number of 80 degree days in Chicago
10/10/2010
Late Season Warmth Stats
10/09/2010
Why Are Low Temperatures So Tricky To Forecast??
10/02/2010
Summer-like Warmth Not Over Yet??
09/22/2010
Severe Weather Reports Sept 22, 2010
09/16/2010
Unseasonably Warm Lake Michigan Cooling Off!
09/16/2010
2010 Warmest Global Temperature on Record So Far
09/09/2010
Fourth Warmest U.S. Summer on Record
09/02/2010
September is National Preparedness Month
08/31/2010
Chicago 80 Degree Weather Trivia - Updated 8/31
08/30/2010
Streak of 79F+ Days Continues (update Aug 30th)
08/26/2010
Record Stretch of Warmth & Record Stretch of No Real Heat
08/17/2010
New Record of Days At or Above 80 Degrees for Chicagoland
08/16/2010
NWS Chicago Newsletter - Weather Currents - Plainfield Tornado 20th Anniversary
08/13/2010
NOAA: Second Warmest July and Warmest Year-to-Date Global Temperature on Record
08/12/2010
Chicago County Warning Area Strong-Violent Tornadoes: 1880-2010
08/12/2010
Rockford StormReady
08/11/2010
Plainfield Tornado 20th Anniversary - Digital Map - Tornado Path & Roads
08/03/2010
Lake Michigan Water Temperatures Unusually Warm
08/01/2010
July's Climate Summary for Chicago and Rockford
07/30/2010
Flooding Continues on Portions of the Rock and Pecatonica Rivers
07/30/2010
South Dakota Storm Produces Record Hailstone
07/29/2010
Past Decade Warmest on Record
07/25/2010
Severe Weather and Flooding from the 23rd through 24th
07/25/2010
72 Hour Rainfall Totals as of 700 am Sunday
07/25/2010
Rip Currents: Awareness and Safety Information
07/23/2010
Summary of Hourly Heat Index Values Friday Afternoon
07/22/2010
So How Do The Number of 90F Days in 2010 Stack Up??
07/19/2010
June, April to June, and Year-to-Date Global Temperatures are Warmest On Record
07/14/2010
Stay Cool (and safe) in the Heat
07/01/2010
Fatality Confirmed from the June 5th Dwight Tornado
07/01/2010
June 2010 Precipitation - A Wet Month
07/01/2010
Wet June in Northern Illinois
06/29/2010
Climate Data for 4th of July for OHare and Rockford
06/28/2010
Lee Trevino Struck by Lightning – 35 Years Ago
06/25/2010
June 23 Damage Surveys - Oak Brook and Matteson
06/25/2010
Difference Between a Tornado and Downburst
06/25/2010
23 June 2010 Severe Thunderstorms
06/21/2010
June 18th Bow Echoes (UPDATED June 21)
06/19/2010
Radar Loops From June 18 Derecho
06/15/2010
Benton County Supercell of June 14 2010 Radar Imagery
06/15/2010
Benton County Supercell of June 14 2010
06/11/2010
Summary of June 5 Tornadoes (UPDATED 6/10/2010...Added 2 tornadoes)
06/09/2010
Overview Map of June 5th Tornadoes
06/06/2010
Explanation of the Enhanced Fujita Scale
06/06/2010
Radar Loop from June 5th, 2010 Storm
06/02/2010
June 1st to 2nd Rainfall Totals
05/24/2010
Safe Boating Week May 22-28th
05/24/2010
Safe Boating Week May 22-28th
05/24/2010
Safe Boating Week May 22nd-28th
05/24/2010
Safe Boating Week May 22-28th, 2010
05/19/2010
Safe Boating Week May 22-28th
05/19/2010
Safe Boating Week May 22-28th
05/19/2010
Safe Boating Week May 22-28th
05/14/2010
Record Precipitation Set for May 13
05/13/2010
Past 24 Hour Rainfall Reports across Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana
05/04/2010
Tennessee Flooding On Visible Satellite
05/03/2010
This Week is Air Quality Awareness Week
05/02/2010
Think April 2010 was warm? You're right!
04/30/2010
Redesigned Web Page for Chicago Area CWSU in Support of Enhanced Aviation Weather Services
04/30/2010
Gusty Winds Thursday April 29th
04/28/2010
A Look Ahead at May Climatological Data
04/28/2010
New Weather Satellite Captures its First Thermal Images of Earth
04/25/2010
Send Storm Reports to NWS via Twitter
04/24/2010
Significant Changes to Aviation Portion of Area Forecast Discussion (AFD)
04/21/2010
New links for Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service pages
04/15/2010
Fireball Reported Across the Region Wednesday Night
04/09/2010
Average Last Freeze Dates in Northern Illinois
04/08/2010
The December 25-26th "Surprise" Snowstorm
04/08/2010
Snowfall Totals From December 25-26th
04/06/2010
Record Rainfalls Measured Thursday
04/06/2010
April 5th Severe Weather
04/01/2010
50th Anniversary of the Satellite that “Forever Changed Weather Forecasting”
03/16/2010
Expanded River Forecast Services Effective April - updated March 16
03/16/2010
St. Patrick's Day Climate Data for Chicago OHare and Rockford
03/12/2010
Indiana Severe Weather Preparedness Week March 14-20
03/12/2010
Flood Safety Awareness Week March 15-19, 2010
03/01/2010
Winter 2009-10 Climate Summary for Chicago OHare and Rockford
03/01/2010
February 2010 climate data for OHare and Rockford
02/27/2010
Seasonal Snowfall Rankings for Chicago and Rockford
02/27/2010
More Interesting Stats On Dismal Winter
02/25/2010
Unusual Lack of Warmth This Winter
02/25/2010
Illinois Severe Weather Preparedness Week February 28 - March 6
02/12/2010
Maximum Wind-Hail Size Tag To Be Appended To Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
02/10/2010
Wrap-Up on February 8th-10th Winter Storm
02/10/2010
Chicago Snowstorm Shatters Records!!
02/09/2010
Winter Road Conditions
02/01/2010
January 2010 climate data for OHare and Rockford
01/25/2010
NOAA, Google Join Forces to Visualize Scientific Data
01/20/2010
Coldest Day in Chicago History - 25 Years Ago
01/13/2010
Ice Jams on Area Streams - updated 1/13/2010
01/10/2010
Snowfall Totals for Northern IL and Northwest IN Jan 6-9
01/08/2010
Snow Storm Totals for January 7-8, 2010 event
01/07/2010
History of 10 Inch Snowstorms in Chicago
01/04/2010
2009 Climate Report for Chicago OHare and Rockford
01/01/2010
This Weekend Marks the 11th Anniversary since the January 1-3, 1999 Snowstorm
2009
12/31/2009
Top Ten Snowiest Decembers (Updated)
12/28/2009
WFO Chicago Winter 2009 Newsletter
12/22/2009
Chicago Area Weather Roundup Now Available
12/22/2009
12/22/09 Snowfall Totals as of 800AM
12/21/2009
What’s a Solstice?
12/15/2009
Top Weather Stories of 2009 for Northern IL and Northwest IN
12/09/2009
Snowfall and Rainfall Reports from December 7-9 Storm -updated with pictures
12/09/2009
NOAA: 2009 Global Temperatures Well Above Average
12/08/2009
Get Wind, Temperature, and Precipitation Type Forecasts Hour by Hour, and 6 Hour Precipitation Amounts for this Storm - Use the Hourly Weather Graph
12/07/2009
How Much Snow Fell? Overnight Snowfall Reports Ending this Morning
12/03/2009
Snow Trivia for Chicago and Rockford
12/02/2009
WFO Chicago/Romeoville Now Providing 3-hourly TAF Service
12/01/2009
November 2009 Climate Information For Chicago and Rockford
12/01/2009
Fall 2009 Climate Information For Chicago and Rockford
11/15/2009
Winter Weather Preparedness Week
11/12/2009
Is Your Workplace or School Ready for a Severe Storm? Become StormReady®!
11/02/2009
Gloomy October - Updated!
11/01/2009
A Look Back at the Climate for October for Chicago and Rockford
10/25/2009
Unusually Cool Year Continues...
10/08/2009
NWS Chicago Open House
09/29/2009
Weather Currents Fall 2009 Newsletter
09/29/2009
Peak Wind Gusts from Monday
09/09/2009
NOAA’s Powerful New Supercomputers Boost U.S. Weather Forecasts
09/04/2009
Tornado Confirmed in Chesterton - updated with tornado photo!
09/04/2009
Morning fog seen on visible satellite
09/02/2009
Record Weather for Rockford, IL for both August 2009 and Summer 2009!
08/26/2009
Tornado Confirmed in Iroquois County
08/26/2009
Two Tornadoes Confirmed in Kane County
08/23/2009
Lake Effect... In August???
08/21/2009
Recent Tornadoes Underscore Our Area's Vulnerability to Such Storms
08/20/2009
Learn About the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale Meteorologists Use to Rate Tornadoes
08/16/2009
Rainfall Running Below Normal
08/14/2009
Coldest July On Record In Illinois
08/10/2009
New NOAA Weather Satellite (GOES 14) Takes Its First Image from 22,336 Miles in Space
08/10/2009
Get NWS Weather Warnings Sent to your Mobile Device!
08/07/2009
Weather Workshop a hit with the kids
08/06/2009
New Report Provides Authoritative Assessment of National, Regional Impacts of Global Climate Change
08/04/2009
Putting the Chilly July 2009 into Perspective - #1 Coldest at Rockford since 1906, #7 Coldest at Chicago since 1872
08/04/2009
One Year Anniversary of the August 4, 2008 Tornadoes and Damaging Winds - Looking Back at That Event
08/01/2009
End of Month Climate Information for July 2009
07/26/2009
El Nino is coming back...what does that mean for Winter?
07/23/2009
Know your Haines Index from your Significant Wave Height and your Gage Datum? Look up any weather term in the NWS Weather Glossary!
07/22/2009
Mineral Dust and Climate
07/20/2009
Global Ocean Surface Temperature Warmest on Record for June
07/19/2009
2009...The Year Without A Summer?
07/16/2009
Cool Weather During June in Chicago Offset by Warmer Weather Elsewhere Yields Average Temperatures Nationwide for the Month
07/16/2009
A Very Cool July
07/13/2009
Large Hail Strikes DuPage County Early Saturday Morning
07/09/2009
El Niño Arrives; Expected to Persist through Winter 2009-10
07/08/2009
Left Hand Menu Changes to our Web Site
07/07/2009
When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!
07/06/2009
Funnel Cloud at Steward Illinois
07/01/2009
June 2009 - 7th Wettest at Chicago - 12th Wettest at Rockford
07/01/2009
June Climate Review for Chicago and Rockford
06/30/2009
New NOAA Satellite Reaches Orbit
06/25/2009
Weather Currents Summer 2009 Newsletter
06/24/2009
EF 1 Tornado Confirmed in Woodstock, IL
06/21/2009
Lightning Safety Week June 21-27!
06/20/2009
June 19th, 2009 Severe Weather Reports
06/15/2009
Another Wet Year In Progress
06/13/2009
33rd Anniversary of the Lemont Tornado
06/13/2009
Summer Missing In Action
06/05/2009
Congratulations Wood Dale - Chicago Area's Latest StormReady Community
06/05/2009
Rip Currents Awareness Week June 7-13
06/04/2009
An Interesting Satellite Image
06/03/2009
Just How Cool Was It Tuesday?
06/02/2009
June 1-2 Rainfall
06/01/2009
2009 Spring Climate Review
05/31/2009
Spring 2009 in the top 10 Wettest Springs - Updated
05/21/2009
Summertime is Beach Time - Check the Forecast for the Beach
05/20/2009
What You May Not Notice On Satellite
05/16/2009
Rainfall from May 15-16
05/16/2009
Damage Survey Results from May 13 2009
05/15/2009
Stay informed 24/7 with the NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio
05/14/2009
Rainfall from May 12-14
05/09/2009
A Wet Start to 2009
05/08/2009
Survey on Training Needs for National Weather Service (NWS) Partners on the Dual-Polarization Radar Upgrade to the WSR-88D
05/08/2009
Does the number of below 0 days in winter forecast the summer?
05/05/2009
Four Hurricane Names Retired from List of Storms
05/05/2009
Tornado Scientists Take to the Field
05/01/2009
April Climate Review for Chicago and Rockford
05/01/2009
Rain, Rain, Go Away! - updated 5/1
04/09/2009
National Tornado Experiment to Begin in May
04/07/2009
Smoke Plume Detected by Radar Tuesday Afternoon
04/06/2009
April 5th Snowfall Totals
04/05/2009
Snowfall Climate for the Month of April
03/30/2009
Weekend Late Snow Storm Summary (Updated 3/29/09)
03/29/2009
Regional Total Snowfall Amounts from Saturday and Sunday's Early Spring Storm
03/26/2009
History of Spring Heavy Snows in Northern Illinois
03/26/2009
Weather Currents Spring 2009 Newsletter
03/25/2009
High Wind Speeds for Area Airports
03/18/2009
Change to Severe Thunderstorm Warning Criterion for Hail
03/11/2009
Strong Winds Tuesday Night into Wednesday
03/10/2009
March 8 2009 Tornadoes
03/08/2009
Storm reports from March 7-8th
03/02/2009
March 1-2 Lake Effect Snow Snowfall Reports
02/24/2009
Need Help Programing Your Weather Radio?
02/22/2009
February 21 Storm Total Snowfall
02/18/2009
Lake Michigan Fish Populations Threatened by Decline of Tiny Creature
02/13/2009
NWS Fire Weather Experts Assisting in Australia
02/11/2009
February 11 Rainfall Amounts through this Morning
02/11/2009
Record Temperatures February 10th
02/05/2009
What is La Niña ?
02/04/2009
Expanded River Forecast Services on the Fox and Illinois Rivers
02/04/2009
February 3-4 Snowfall Reports
02/03/2009
How Accurate Is That Prognosticating Rodent Anyway?
02/02/2009
What is Lake Effect Snow, and How Does it Form?
02/02/2009
New! A Local Aviation Climatology
02/01/2009
No 40 Degree Temperatures For ChicagoThis January!
01/31/2009
Chicago and Rockford now in Top 10 for Consecutive Days of 6" Snow Depth!
01/28/2009
Snowfall Totals Tuesday Night to Wednesday Morning
01/27/2009
The Comings and Goings of Ice on the Lake
01/26/2009
Student Opportunities at NWS Chicago
01/24/2009
Cold and Snowy Winter Continues
01/23/2009
NOAA Prepares to Launch New Polar-Orbiting Satellite for Climate & Weather
01/21/2009
December 2008 in Illinois: 10th wettest and 26th coldest in 114 years
01/20/2009
January 19-20 Snowfall Reports
01/16/2009
Quantifying The Recent Cold Snap
01/16/2009
So How Low Did The Wind Chills Get?
01/16/2009
Low Temperatures from Friday Morning
01/15/2009
January 14th Snowstorm Summary
01/15/2009
Are Those Clouds On Satellite??
01/14/2009
How Does This Seasons Snow Pile Up?
01/13/2009
January 12-13 Snowfall Reports
01/12/2009
Snowfall Totals for January 9-10 2009
01/11/2009
Recent Daily Snowall Amounts
01/11/2009
January 9-10 Snowfall Totals
01/07/2009
New NOAA Great Lakes Laboratory Opens
01/07/2009
History of Weather on Presidential Inauguration Day
01/03/2009
One of the Coldest, Snowiest Starts to Winter on Record...UPDATED!
01/01/2009
Top 10 Weather Events for 2008 for Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana (pdf)
01/01/2009
End of Year Climate Summaries for Chicago OHare and Rockford (pdf)
2008
12/30/2008
Is Weather Really Causing Potholes?
12/28/2008
River Flooding FAQ
12/27/2008
2008: Now the Wettest Year on Record in Chicago - and More Coming (Updated 6 AM Dec 27)
12/26/2008
Flash Flood Safety Rules
12/24/2008
December 23-24 Snowfall
12/21/2008
Snowy start to the winter season...Updated
12/19/2008
December 18-19 Observed Snowfall and Weather Summary
12/18/2008
10 inch Snowfall Climate Data
12/17/2008
What Causes Freezing Rain?
12/17/2008
Observed Snowfall Map - December 16
12/11/2008
Advancements in Forecasting for Flight: Aviation Weather History
12/10/2008
Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana Observed Snowfall December 9
12/06/2008
Friday Night/Saturday Morning Snowfall Totals
12/05/2008
Historic September Flooding - Lessons Learned
12/04/2008
Observed Snowfall from December 3-4, 2008
12/01/2008
Snowfall Totals for 11/30/08 to 12/01/08
11/30/2008
Need A Holiday Gift Idea? How About a NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio!
11/25/2008
Migrating birds seen on radar
11/20/2008
November 17-18 Lake Effect Snowfall Reports from Northwest Indiana
11/19/2008
October 2008: Second Warmest on Record Globally
11/17/2008
First Measurable Snow at Chicago
11/08/2008
Have You Seen Our Hourly Weather Graphs?
11/06/2008
Unseasonably Warm Early November Weather Coming to an End
11/06/2008
NWS Chicago Tornado Warning Service
11/04/2008
Election Day Climatology at Chicago and Rockford
11/03/2008
Pilots: New Terminal Aerodrome Forecast Format Begins November 4 5:30 pm CST
10/27/2008
Snowfall Statistics for the First Snowfall of the Season
10/27/2008
Wind Reports From Sunday
10/21/2008
New Google Earth Maps
10/03/2008
Frost and Freeze information
10/03/2008
Weather Currents Newsletter - Fall 2008
09/22/2008
Autumnal Equinox
09/19/2008
Rainfall Totals From the Storm September 12-15 2008
09/17/2008
Pictures of September 2008 flood event!
09/16/2008
River Crests for Select Locations for Recent Flood Event
09/16/2008
Interested in measuring precipitation? Join CoCoRaHS!!!
09/15/2008
September 13th to 14th Flood Event
09/14/2008
Heaviest calendar day rainfall on record!
09/14/2008
September 12th-14th flooding
09/12/2008
Latest Info on Hurricane Ike
09/09/2008
September Rainfall - What a Difference a Month Makes
09/08/2008
Jasper County IN Tornado September 4 2008
09/02/2008
Rockford Finally Reaches 90 Degrees
09/01/2008
Summer 2008 Climate Data for Chicago and Rockford
09/01/2008
August 2008 Climate Data for Chicago and Rockford
08/28/2008
New Weather Safety Guide for Schools - Now Available!
08/23/2008
Unusual Sunset Shadows
08/19/2008
NOAA Weather Radio - All Hazards distribution to non-public schools
08/16/2008
Really cool record set for Rockford
08/16/2008
August 4th Tornadoes and Damaging Winds (Updated Information)
08/15/2008
Get NWS Forecasts and Radar Images on Your Cell Phone or PDA
08/14/2008
Beachgoers: Rip Currents Have Claimed the Lives of Several Chicagoland Residents - Do You Know What to Do?
08/12/2008
NWS Doppler Radar Detecting Cars
08/07/2008
Storm surveys from Kankakee and Watseka Aug 4/5th
08/07/2008
Fifth Tornado from Monday Confirmed - Orland Park
08/01/2008
Summertime Heat and Car Safety
07/28/2008
NEW! Guide to NWS Hydrologic Information on the Web (10 MB)
07/27/2008
Hazy Skies Caused by Canadian Fires
07/22/2008
Beachgoers: Rip Currents Can Be a Threat
07/10/2008
Weather Currents Summer 2008 Newsletter
07/02/2008
Seiche Strikes Chicago Lakeshore
07/01/2008
The Hottest Week in Rockford's History
06/30/2008
New products for Air Quality, Drought. New Heat Criteria
06/29/2008
Non-Thunderstorm Wind Gusts Reported Friday June 6th
06/29/2008
Damage Surveys of June 7 Tornadoes
06/29/2008
Tornadoes of June 7th
06/29/2008
Interesting Cook County Tornado Statistics
06/29/2008
Tornado/Storm Pictures
06/29/2008
What’s a Solstice?
06/29/2008
Boone County Tornado June 13
06/08/2008
Results from Storm Surveys of June 7th Tornadoes
(Updated 06/11/08)
06/05/2008
June 4th Severe Weather Event
06/05/2008
Storm Reports-June 4th/5th
05/31/2008
Storm Reports from Friday morning event
05/31/2008
May 30th-Wind, Hail and Flooding Events
05/14/2008
Wake Low Produces Strong Winds Tuesday Evening
05/01/2008
April Climatic Data for Chicago and Rockford
04/16/2008
Changes to Local Hazardous Weather Outlook
04/02/2008
Warmest Temperatures of 2008
03/20/2008
Spring Storm Readiness
02/27/2008
Unusually White and Wet Winter
02/20/2008
Fermilab Severe Storm Seminar Info - A Sure Sign of Spring!
02/13/2008
Seasonal Snowfall Rankings for Rockford and Chicago
02/11/2008
Highest Snowfall Season to Date For Rockford
02/09/2008
Current Snowfall Season in Top 10 for Chicago...Will it stay there?
02/08/2008
Chicago Climate Stations are now "Threaded"
02/07/2008
Storm Reports for February 5th and 6th Snow Storm
02/05/2008
Chicago’s Top Ten Snowstorms and 2007 to 2008 Snowstorms
02/01/2008
January 31 - February 1 Snow Storm
01/30/2008
Tuesday’s Wild Weather
01/25/2008
Illinois Tornado Tally for 2007 - a Quiet Year
01/23/2008
Ice Jam Flooding Information
01/11/2008
Pictures from Flood Survey of Kankakee and Iroquois Rivers
01/10/2008
NWS Chicago Flood Survey and Pictures from Pontiac
01/10/2008
Precipitation Totals for Heavy Rainfall Event
01/08/2008
Damage Survey Photos Available from Monday’s EF3 Tornado
01/03/2008
2007 Climatic Year In Review for
Chicago
and
Rockford
01/03/2008
Another Chicagoland Winter Tornado Documented - 56 Years Later
2007
12/31/2007
Skywarn Severe Storm and Tornado Spotter Training
12/29/2007
Dec 28th Snowfall Summary
12/29/2007
Unusually White December In Rockford
12/19/2007
Dreaming of a White Christmas?
12/18/2007
Storm Total Snowfall Report Summary for Dec 15-16th
12/10/2007
How Do Freezing Rain and Sleet Form?
12/03/2007
November and Fall Climate In Review
11/30/2007
Volunteer Weather Observing Program Marks First Year
11/14/2007
New Great Lakes Marine Web Portal
11/09/2007
November 11-17 is Winter Weather Preparedness Week for Illinois and Indiana
11/01/2007
October 2007 Climate Review
10/19/2007
Thursday Oct 18th’s Severe Weather Outbreak (Update 10/20)
10/08/2007
Record Warmth for the First Week of October
09/26/2007
Weather Currents Winter 2007 Newsletter
09/17/2007
Kankakee County and Evergreen Park StormReady
09/02/2007
Voluntary Recall of Some Oregon Scientific Weather Radios
08/27/2007
Take Personal Responsibility to Be Prepared for Dangerous Storms
08/25/2007
August 2007 is the Wettest Month Ever at Rockford
08/25/2007
August 23rd 2007 Severe Weather Damage Survey/Radar Images (Updated 8/26)
08/24/2007
Tornado in Winfield, IL Thursday August 23rd
08/22/2007
Minor Seiche on Lake Michigan Wednesday Morning
08/16/2007
Intense Wind Storm Rakes NW Indiana (Updated!)
08/07/2007
Tornado in Bolingbrook Sunday evening
08/07/2007
Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding Aug 7, 2007 (Updated 8/14)
08/03/2007
Smoke From Western Wildfires In Area
08/01/2007
Hot Weather Information
07/26/2007
Localized Wind Damage Wednesday Morning
07/12/2007
Microburst Causes Damage South of O’Hare Airport Tuesday Afternoon
07/09/2007
Sunday’s Hot Weather
07/06/2007
How Hot Can it Get in a Closed Vehicle?
06/26/2007
New Daily Graphical Weather Story Available
06/20/2007
Weather Currents Summer 2007 Newsletter
06/17/2007
Doppler Radar Detecting Cars!?!?
06/12/2007
New "Point and Click" forecasts for the Great Lakes
06/05/2007
Lightning Safety Awareness Week - updated with lightning fatalaties!
06/02/2007
Severe Thunderstorms Strike Northern Illinois Friday
05/24/2007
Fire in Harvey Illinois seen on National Weather Service Radar
05/21/2007
Downburst and small tornado at Streamwood-Schaumburg May 16
05/18/2007
Severe Weather in northwest Indiana May 15, 2007
05/01/2007
April Climate Review for Chicago and Rockford
04/27/2007
Tornado in Plainfield and Bolingbrook April 26
04/11/2007
April Snowfall Climate Statistics
04/02/2007
Carol Stream-Glendale Heights Microburst Storm Survey
03/29/2007
Spring 2007 Weather Currents Newsletter!
03/13/2007
Climate Statistics for the 2006-2007 Winter
02/14/2007
Total Snowfall from the Feb 13-14 2007 Snowstorm
02/01/2007
Climate Data for January 2007
02/01/2007
Improved Tornado Rating System Operational
01/15/2007
Looking for Snow Amounts?
01/04/2007
2nd Least Amount of Freezing or Below High Temperatures in 2006
01/03/2007
2006 Climate Summaries for
Chicago
and
Rockford
2006
12/26/2006
Top Weather Events of 2006
12/19/2006
Dreaming of a White Christmas?
12/13/2006
Record Number of Tornadoes in Illinois in 2006
12/12/2006
El Nino vs. Snowfall-Updated
12/04/2006
Table listing of total snowfall measurements from December 1 storm
10/12/2006
Earliest Measurable Snowfall in Chicago and DeKalb’s History
10/04/2006
Damage Survey from Monday’s Severe Weather-UPDATED
09/15/2006
NW Indiana Flood Survey
09/08/2006
Rockford Labor Day Flood
07/28/2006
July 27 Funnel Clouds and Wall Clouds - update
06/21/2006
New Automated Weather Station in Waukegan is online!
06/16/2006
Lightning Safety Awareness Week June 18-24
06/12/2006
Low Flow Graphics for Area Rivers Now Available
06/02/2006
Woodridge is StormReady
06/01/2006
Rip Current Week June 4-10!
05/09/2006
Analysis and Views of the April 14, 2006 Large Hail Event
05/05/2006
2005-2006 Drought Ends for Northern Illinois and Indiana
04/04/2006
NOWData now available!
02/28/2006
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio Changes
02/02/2006
Was January 2006 the Warmest January Ever for Chicago and Rockford?
01/26/2006
December 8, 2005 Midway Airport Snow Event
2005
12/21/2005
Top 10 Weather Events for Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana!
12/04/2005
Looking for Snowfall Totals?
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