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Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 1157 AM CST Fri Feb 1 2019 /1257 PM EST Fri Feb 1 2019/
…A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of January 2019 for Chicago and Rockford…
At Chicago, the average high temperature was 27.5 degrees, which is 3.5 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was 14.5 degrees, which is 2.0 degrees below normal. The average temperature for the month was 21.0 degrees which is 2.8 degrees below normal. During the month of January, 1.96 inches of precipitation was recorded, which is 0.23 inches above normal. 18.2 inches of snow was recorded, which is 7.4 inches above normal.
Five records were set for Chicago for the month of January 2019:
Record daily snowfall of 5.0 inches on the 28th.
Record daily minimum temperature of -23 degrees on the 30th.
Record daily lowest maximum temperature of -10 degrees on the 30th.
Record daily minimum temperature of -21 degrees on the 31st.
Tied daily lowest maximum temperature of 1 degree on the 31st.
At Rockford, the average high temperature was 25.4 degrees, which is 4.1 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was 10.7 degrees, which is 2.8 degrees below normal. The average temperature for the month was 18.1 degrees, which is 3.4 degrees below normal. During the month of January, 2.27 inches of precipitation was recorded, which is 0.90 inches above normal. 24.9 inches of snow was recorded, which is 14.7 inches above normal.
Eight records were set for Rockford for the month of January 2019:
Record daily precipitation of 0.53 inches on the 7th.
Record daily lowest maximum temperature of 1 degree on the 25th.
Record daily minimum temperature of -21 degrees on the 26th.
Record daily minimum temperature of -15 degrees on the 27th.
Record daily snowfall of 4.0 inches on the 28th.
Record daily minimum temperature of -25 degrees on the 30th.
Record daily lowest maximum temperature of -13 degrees on the 30th.
Record daily minimum temperature of -31 degrees on the 31st.
One Top Ten Monthly Record: **Fourth snowiest January on record since 1905 with 24.9 inches.
One Annual Record: * Record daily minimum temperature of -31 degrees on the 31st. </pre>
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