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Wednesday almanac: Far cooler than previous two days, but with beneficial rain



NOTE: This article is now an almanac of Wednesday’s weather. We have published a new forecast story for Thursday.

It was a far cooler, mostly dreary and soggy day across the Chicago area Wednesday. The high temperatures occurred just after midnight with most of the day spent in the lower to middle 60s, a level more than 20 degrees cooler than the same time Tuesday.  

Wednesday almanac: far cooler than previous two days, but with beneficial rain 1
Wednesday almanac: far cooler than previous two days, but with beneficial rain 2
Wednesday almanac: far cooler than previous two days, but with beneficial rain 3

In typical summer fashion, rainfall varied greatly depending on location but most of us received beneficial rainfall. The heaviest amounts occurred in northwest Illinois, where amounts topped 3 inches. Both city locations received totals in excess of 0.50 inch.   

Wednesday almanac: far cooler than previous two days, but with beneficial rain 4
Wednesday almanac: far cooler than previous two days, but with beneficial rain 5

Late Wednesday afternoon temperature snapshot, how much cooler than same time Tuesday:

Wednesday almanac: far cooler than previous two days, but with beneficial rain 6
Wednesday almanac: far cooler than previous two days, but with beneficial rain 7

Some areas in the far north and northwest suburbs saw some peeks of sunshine late in the day, but officially at Midway Airport there was none as of early Wednesday evening.  

Wednesday almanac: far cooler than previous two days, but with beneficial rain 8

Grass pollen continues to be an issue for allergy sufferers.

Wednesday almanac: far cooler than previous two days, but with beneficial rain 9

Climate and Environment news: WGN Weather Center blog

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