Records for Chicago Area, Illinois (ORDthr) on 03-26
  Record Highs
  
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      1:  79°F (2007)
    
 
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      2:  77°F (1976)
    
 
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      3:  76°F (1989)
    
 
  
 
  Record Lows
  
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      1:  7°F (1873)
    
 
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      2:  9°F (1894)
    
 
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      3:  11°F (1955)
    
 
  
 
  Lowest Highs
  
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      1:  63°F (2007)
    
 
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      2:  60°F (1998)
    
 
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      3:  56°F (1976)
    
 
  
 
  Highest Lows
  
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      1:  23°F (1996)
    
 
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      2:  23°F (1937)
    
 
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      3:  23°F (1894)
    
 
  
 
  Highest March temperature:
  
  88°F on 03-29-1986.
  Lowest March temperature:
  
  -12°F on 03-04-1873.
  Average temperature is 41°F
  Average high is 48.2°F
  Average low is 33.7°F
 
  Temperature data from 1872 to 2022.
  Record Precipitation
  
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      1:  1.40" (1959)
    
 
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      2:  1.06" (1970)
    
 
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      3:  0.99" (1888)
    
 
  
 
  Precipitation data from 1871 to 2022.