Data were obtained courtesy of the Chicago National Weather Service Office, the National Climatic Data Center, and the Chicago National Weather Service Office’s on-line site: http://www.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=lot. 2020 Monthly Precipitation Maps . On Sunday evening, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Chicago, cautioning “[a] band of rain is producing one to two and a half inches of rain in less than an hour.”. The daily precipitation observations date from the start of 1871, temperatures from 10 June 1872, snowfall from the 1885-6 season, and snow depth from the beginning of 1901. Gov. The increasing precipitation is probably connected to the region’s warming climate. The drop in water levels slowed down cargo vessel traffic, resulting in cost overruns for imported goods and a loss of 250 million dollars. According to the U.S. government’s National Climate Assessment, the heaviest precipitation events in the Midwest have increased by 42 percent since 1958. Why don't you post the first comment? In Maharashtra alone, more than 900 000 hectares (2.2 million acres) of crops have been damaged across state. CHICAGO — May 2020 is officially the wettest on record in 150 years of official rainfall observations — and the month isn’t over. Here are the 24-hour rainfall totals (ending at 5 a.m.), from the National Weather Service. newsletter, Ex-prosecutor in Wilson case accused by lawyer of attempted coverup, Robert Redford’s son, James Redford, dies at 58, 3 stabbed in McKinley Park; suspect in custody, Cook County tosses ‘lifeline’ to needy residents, opening housing voucher waiting list for first time since 2001, Debate commission adopts new rules for presidential debates, Coronavirus live blog, Oct. 19, 2020: Second surge in coronavirus cases prompts stern message from Lightfoot: ‘This is a warning sign’, Jeff Bridges says he has cancer, but ‘the prognosis is good’. Heavy rain to drench areas from the Midwest to the Southeast this week. United Steelworkers shine ‘Biden-Harris’ projection on Trump Tower. Chicago Temperature Yesterday. The second chart down shows the arithmetic departures of day-to-day mean temperatures less the corresponding 1872-present calendar-day average means. Flash flooding overnight was a common scene throughout northern Illinois, the weather service said. DO NOT cross flooded roadways. The Paraguay River is now on its lowest level in 50 years as the region is reeling from months of extreme drought. Vertical lines extending upward from the zero line indicate above average means for the day (colored red), those extending downward indicate below average daily means (colored blue). Min. The remainder of the week should feature brighter skies and highs in the 60s. The Oscar winner, 70, tweets that he has begun treatment for lymphoma with ‘a great team of doctors.’, 4 inches of overnight rain in Chicago sets record: weather service, Man in custody after hanging off side of Trump Tower for more than 13 hours. The bars depict the varying diurnal, synoptic, long-wave, and seasonal influences on temperature over time, and subjectively, some years’ features can be quite interesting to look at (see “REPEAT LINKS TO SOME OF THE MORE INTERESTING YEAR-TO-YEAR GRAPHS, WITH ACCOMPANYING NOTES” section below). Ongoing flash flooding in Carol Stream, IL. Standardized anomalies are calculated by dividing the arithmetic anomaly by the climatological mean temperature standard deviation for the calendar day in question, creating “z-scores”. New activity/unrest: Klyuchevskoy, Central Kamchatka (Russia). ", Sign up for the Into 2017, the most positive z-score is +3.7 for 20 March 2012, the most negative, –3.6 for 13 February 1905 and 24 December 1983. Jackie Wilson’s attorney is alleging an attempted coverup in the case. The Chicago River overflowed its banks, flooding the Riverwalk and even forcing water rescues in Lower Wacker. Temperatures are running 3.3 degrees below average for the month, the city even hitting 31 degrees on May 9. The third chart down shows the middle chart’s departures in deseasonalized or “standardized” form. The situation was "resolved peacefully" by negotiators and the man was in police custody with no injuries reported shortly before 7 a.m., police said. Air Dwpt 6 hour altimeter (in) sea level (mb) 1 hr 3 hr 6 hr; Max. “On that Thursday event, it was just a lot of storms training over the same area,” said Brian Leatherwood, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Chicago. James Redford was an environmental activist and a philanthropist, as well as a documentary filmmaker. Temperature (ºF) Relative Humidity Wind Chill (°F) Heat Index (°F) Pressure Precipitation (in.) The image that appears on your comment is your Gravatar. Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. "There will be periodic thunderstorm chances for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend and possibly well into next week.". Fortunately, more pleasant weather is on the horizon — at least briefly. Sun-Times file photo Chicago saw a record amount of rainfall Thursday, as multiple storm systems moved through northern Illinois and … That's exactly what has happened as we have set then exceeded new rainfall totals for each month of May over the past three years. The epicenter was located 91.7 km (56.9 miles) SE of Sand Point (population 1 064) and 929.9 km... A scientific campaign set to assess the status of Nyiragongo's crater found that current conditions at the volcano suggest that peak hazard will arrive in 4 years, or earlier if an earthquake were to hit the volcano. Consistent with that, 10 of Chicago’s top 20 wettest calendar days since 1960 have occurred since 2000. Brief dry conditions today into tomorrow, becoming unsettled again for the latter half of the weekend. 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