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RERORD

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
0149 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT CHICAGO-OHARE...

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.43 INCHES WAS SET AT CHICAGO-OHARE YESTERDAY,
SHATTERING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.21 INCHES SET IN 1949. THIS WAS
THE RAINIEST APRIL CALENDAR DAY AT CHICAGO-OHARE SINCE APRIL 18
2013, WHEN 3.54 INCHES OF RAINFALL OCCURRED. THE 2.43 INCHES THAT
FELL YESTERDAY MAKES APRIL 14 2026 THE 6TH RAINIEST APRIL DAY ON
RECORD FOR CHICAGO.

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