Will County, Illinois Weather and Climate Synopsis

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Map of 24 Hr Rainfall (7AM - 7AM EST), 7 Day Rainfall Animation

NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CHICAGO-OHARE  MOSUNNY   52  47  83 N9        30.04R TC  11           
6HR MIN TEMP:  51; 6HR MAX TEMP:  57;                                

CHICAGO-MIDWAY PTSUNNY   54  47  77 N8        30.04R TC  12           
6HR MIN TEMP:  54; 6HR MAX TEMP:  60;                                

AURORA         SUNNY     49  46  90 NW8       30.05R TC   9           
6HR MIN TEMP:  47; 6HR MAX TEMP:  55;                                

JOLIET*        SUNNY     54  49  84 CALM      30.06R TC  12           
WAUKEGAN       SUNNY     51  45  79 VRB3      30.04R TC  11           
6HR MIN TEMP:  49; 6HR MAX TEMP:  56;                                

DUPAGE AIRPORT SUNNY     51  46  83 N8        30.05R TC  11           
6HR MIN TEMP:  50; 6HR MAX TEMP:  57;                                

KANKAKEE*      CLOUDY    56  49  76 N8        30.04R TC  14           
WHEELING       PTSUNNY   52  47  83 N10       30.07R TC  11           
6HR MIN TEMP:  51; 6HR MAX TEMP:  57;                                

MORRIS*        SUNNY     51  48  90 N3        30.05R TC  11           
ROMEOVILLE*    SUNNY     52  52 100 N8        30.05R TC  11           
LANSING*       CLOUDY    55  49  83 N10       30.04R TC  13           
NORTHERLY ISL*   N/A     53  46  77 MISG        N/A  TC  12           

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint Map, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel
Meteograms : Springfield , Peoria , Quad City , Chicago (O'Hare) , Rockford

                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY     120 DAY    180 DAY
                                           NOV05   NOV05-JAN06 DEC05-FEB06 FEB06-APR06
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   Temperature:      Below        Below      Above     Normal     Normal     Normal
 Precipitation:      Below        Below     Normal     Normal     Normal     Normal

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy

Sunday May 05, 2024 the 126th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 16.690000
Distance 0.999718 AU
Rise 06:53 EDT Set 20:59 EDT
Transit Meridian 13:55 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 06:25 EDT Ends 21:27 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy

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MAY 5TH...HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1917...
The same storm which a day earlier produced eight inches of snow in the Texas 
panhandle, produced a foot of snow at Denver CO, their heaviest snow
of record for the month of May. (David Ludlum)
...1930...
The temperature at College Park VA soared from 43 degrees to 93 degrees to
begin an exceptional heat wave. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
...1987...
Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the western U.S. A dozen cities in 
California reported record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs 
of 93 degrees at San Francisco, 98 degrees at San Jose, 100 degrees at 
Sacramento, and 101 degrees at Redding, were the warmest of record for so 
early in the season. The high of 94 degrees at Medford OR was also the 
warmest of record for so early in the season. (The National Weather 
Summary)
...1989...
Damage was in the millions as the funnel cut a swath across Cleveland, 
Lincoln, and Catawba counties in North Carolina. The F4 tornado killed 4 
and injured 52.
...1996...
Flash flooding occurred in Pike and Morgan counties Kentucky. Heavy rain 
produced flooding along route 460 near Cottle in Morgan county. 
However...the flooding was much worse in northern and eastern sections of 
Pike county...where damage was estimated at one million dollars. Up to two 
and a half inches of rain fell during a short period of time in Pike 
county. Forty to fifty bridges were washed out...numerous roads were 
flooded and automobiles were washed down creeks. The Varney elementary 
school suffered serious flood damage. (NWS Jackson, KY)