May Was Warmer, Wetter Than Normal In Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago might not have set any records for heat or rainfall last month, but May was still warmer and wetter than normal, despite the chilly end to the month.
According to the National Weather Service, the average temperature in Chicago in May was 60.4 degrees, which is 1.3 degrees higher than normal.
The average high was 70 degrees, which is normal for May, and the average low was 50.7 degrees, 2.4 degrees higher than normal.
Chicago also got 4.66 inches of rain, nearly an inch more than normal for May.
Illinois state climatologist Jim Angel told the Associated press the average temperature statewide in May was 2.3 degrees higher than average. Statewide rainfall also was an inch more than average.
Statewide, an average of 5.6 inches of rain fell in May, the 2nd wettest May on record in Illinois.