Records for Chicago Area, Illinois (ORDthr) on 03-16
  Record Highs
  
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      1:  82°F (2012)
    
 
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      2:  78°F (1945)
    
 
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      3:  73°F (2015)
    
 
  
 
  Record Lows
  
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      1:  -1°F (1900)
    
 
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      2:  6°F (1941)
    
 
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      3:  10°F (1885)
    
 
  
 
  Lowest Highs
  
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      1:  49°F (1945)
    
 
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      2:  46°F (2012)
    
 
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      3:  46°F (1930)
    
 
  
 
  Highest Lows
  
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      1:  13°F (1900)
    
 
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      2:  21°F (1906)
    
 
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      3:  26°F (1892)
    
 
  
 
  Highest March temperature:
  
  88°F on 03-29-1986.
  Lowest March temperature:
  
  -12°F on 03-04-1873.
  Average temperature is 37.9°F
  Average high is 44.9°F
  Average low is 30.9°F
 
  Temperature data from 1872 to 2022.
  Record Precipitation
  
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      1:  1.64" (1876)
    
 
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      2:  1.42" (1942)
    
 
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      3:  0.66" (1938)
    
 
  
 
  Precipitation data from 1871 to 2022.