Records for Chicago Area, Illinois (ORDthr) on 04-17
  Record Highs
  
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      1:  88°F (1976)
    
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      2:  85°F (2002)
    
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      3:  85°F (1977)
    
 
  Record Lows
  
    - 
      1:  17°F (1875)
    
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      2:  26°F (1983)
    
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      3:  27°F (1996)
    
 
  Lowest Highs
  
    - 
      1:  68°F (1976)
    
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      2:  65°F (2002)
    
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      3:  60°F (1964)
    
 
  Highest Lows
  
    - 
      1:  26°F (1875)
    
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      2:  36°F (1983)
    
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      3:  36°F (1935)
    
 
  Highest April temperature:
  
  91°F on 04-22-1980.
  Lowest April temperature:
  
  7°F on 04-07-1982.
  Average temperature is 48.3°F
  Average high is 55.7°F
  Average low is 40.9°F
 
  Temperature data from 1872 to 2022.
  Record Precipitation
  
    - 
      1:  2.01" (2013)
    
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      2:  1.71" (1885)
    
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      3:  1.10" (1963)
    
 
  Precipitation data from 1871 to 2022.