Records for Chicago Area, Illinois (ORDthr) on 03-28
  Record Highs
  
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      1:  79°F (1986)
    
 
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      2:  78°F (1981)
    
 
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      3:  78°F (1968)
    
 
  
 
  Record Lows
  
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      1:  9°F (1887)
    
 
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      2:  14°F (1923)
    
 
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      3:  17°F (1970)
    
 
  
 
  Lowest Highs
  
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      1:  57°F (1910)
    
 
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      2:  57°F (1905)
    
 
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      3:  54°F (1989)
    
 
  
 
  Highest Lows
  
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      1:  23°F (1887)
    
 
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      2:  26°F (1923)
    
 
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      3:  28°F (1899)
    
 
  
 
  Highest March temperature:
  
  88°F on 03-29-1986.
  Lowest March temperature:
  
  -12°F on 03-04-1873.
  Average temperature is 41.6°F
  Average high is 48.9°F
  Average low is 34.3°F
 
  Temperature data from 1872 to 2022.
  Record Precipitation
  
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      1:  1.48" (2020)
    
 
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      2:  1.26" (1977)
    
 
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      3:  1.19" (1878)
    
 
  
 
  Precipitation data from 1871 to 2022.