Records for Chicago Area, Illinois (ORDthr) on 03-20
  Record Highs
  
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      1:  85°F (2012)
    
 
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      2:  76°F (1921)
    
 
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      3:  73°F (1918)
    
 
  
 
  Record Lows
  
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      1:  4°F (1885)
    
 
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      2:  8°F (1986)
    
 
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      3:  8°F (1965)
    
 
  
 
  Lowest Highs
  
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      1:  63°F (2012)
    
 
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      2:  53°F (1918)
    
 
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      3:  52°F (1921)
    
 
  
 
  Highest Lows
  
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      1:  15°F (1885)
    
 
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      2:  23°F (1965)
    
 
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      3:  24°F (1892)
    
 
  
 
  Highest March temperature:
  
  88°F on 03-29-1986.
  Lowest March temperature:
  
  -12°F on 03-04-1873.
  Average temperature is 39.1°F
  Average high is 46.2°F
  Average low is 32°F
 
  Temperature data from 1872 to 2022.
  Record Precipitation
  
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      1:  0.96" (1935)
    
 
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      2:  0.78" (1967)
    
 
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      3:  0.65" (1912)
    
 
  
 
  Precipitation data from 1871 to 2022.