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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Chicago IL

1151 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026 /1251 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026/



...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of October 2026 for

Chicago and Rockford...



At Chicago, the average high temperature was 70.0 degrees, which

is 7.3 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was

51.6 degrees, which is 6.2 degrees above normal. The mean average

temperature for the month was 60.8 degrees, which is 6.8 degrees

above normal. 2.61 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded,

which is 0.82 inches below normal.



The following daily records were set for Chicago this past

October:

* Record daily high temperature of 88 degrees on the 12th.



The following top ten monthly records were set for Chicago this

past October:

** Tied 6th warmest October on record with an average temperature

   of 60.8 degrees.







At Rockford, the average high temperature was 70.2 degrees, which

is 7.9 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was

45.2 degrees, which is 3.4 degrees above normal. The average

temperature for the month was 57.7 degrees, which is 5.7 degrees

above normal. 1.94 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded,

which is 0.69 inches below normal.



The following daily records were set for Rockford this past

October:

* Record daily high temperature of 88 degrees on the 12th.

* Record daily warmest low temperature of 65 degrees on the 13th.



The following top ten monthly records were set for Rockford this

past October:

** 9th warmest October on record with an average temperature of

   57.7 degrees.



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Chicago's climatic period of record dates back to:

  1871 for precipitation

  1872 for temperatures

  1884 for snowfall

Rockford's climatic period of record dates back to:

  1905 for temperatures, precipitation, and snowfall



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