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Chicago weather extremes

High temperature: 105 degrees on July 24, 1934

Low temperature: -27 degrees on January 20, 1985

Wind gust: 87 mph on February 12, 1894

Wind chill: -82 degrees on December 24, 1983

24-hour rain: 9.35 inches on August 13 – 14, 1987

Single calendar day rain: 6.64 on September 13, 2008

Snowfall/ single Month: 42.5 in January, 1918

Source : National Weather Service

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