Kane Rain Totals: 7.72 Inches in Aurora, 7.4 in Montgomery

Kane Rain Totals: 7.72 Inches in Aurora, 7.4 in Montgomery

Aurora got the most rain of any Kane County community and had the fifth-highest total in the state Saturday and early Sunday.

Records were set at Chicago O’Hare, at Rockford and at Midway.

  • At O’Hare, a record daily rainfall of 4.19 inches was set for Oct. 14. The previous record was 1.15 inches in 2003.
  • The 4.19 inches of rain on Oct. 14 also set a record for the most rainfall in a calendar day in the month of October.  The previous record was 3.95 inches on Oct. 3, 1954.
  • At Rockford, a record daily rainfall of 1.80 inches was set for Oct. 14. The previous record was 0.97 inches set in 1966.
  • At Midway 3 SW, a record daily rainfall of 5.11 inhces was set for Oct. 14. The previous record was 1.07 inches in 2014.

The following are rainfall amounts for two days prior to 7 a.m. today (Sunday, Oct. 15.) Measurements are from cooperative observers and COCOHAHS observers.

Top 10 Kane County Rain Totals

  1. AURORA (KANE) — 7.72
  2. NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE) — 6.48
  3. SUGAR GROVE 1ENE (KANE) — 5.86
  4. ST. CHARLES (KANE) — 5.85
  5. SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE) — 5.74
  6. BATAVIA 1WSW (KANE) — 5.55
  7. BATAVIA (KANE) — 5.34
  8. BATAVIA (KANE) — 5.34
  9. AURORA (KANE) — 5.30
  10. BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE — 5.06

Top 48 Hour Rain Totals Illinois

  1. BURR RIDGE 1ESE (COOK)…………………..9.30 (2)
  2. LISLE (DU PAGE)…………………………8.16 (2)
  3. SOMONAUK 2NE (DE KALB)…………………..8.09 (2)
  4. NAPERVILLE 2ESE (DU PAGE)………………..7.98 (2)
  5. AURORA (KANE)…………………………..7.72 (2)
  6. AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)…………………….7.66 (2)
  7. AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)…………………….7.50 (2)
  8. MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL)………………..7.43 (2)
  9. WESTMONT (DU PAGE)………………………7.25 (2)
  10. OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK)…………………….7.13 (2)
  11. DOWNERS GROVE 1S (DU PAGE)……………….7.10 (2)
  12. GLEN ELLYN 2SSE (DU PAGE)………………..6.95 (2)
  13. SOMONAUK (DE KALB)………………………6.89 (2)
  14. EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE)………………….6.85 (2)
  15. NAPERVILLE 4SSW (WILL)…………………..6.77 (2)
  16. OAK PARK 2S (COOK)………………………6.73 (2)
  17. CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)……………………..6.49 (2)
  18. NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE)………………….6.48 (2)
  19. MENDOTA (LA SALLE)………………………6.44 (2)
  20. EARLVILLE 5NNE (DE KALB)…………………6.16 (2)
  21. ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE)………………….6.14 (2)
  22. CHICAGO 5NE (COOK)………………………6.07 (2)
  23. BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)…………………6.00 (2)
  24. SUGAR GROVE 1ENE (KANE)………………….5.86 (2)
  25. GLEN ELLYN 1WSW (DU PAGE)………………..5.86 (2)
  26. ST. CHARLES (KANE)………………………5.85 (2)
  27. MENDOTA (LA SALLE)………………………5.78 (2)
  28. SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)…………………..5.74 (2)
  29. BRIDGEVIEW 1NNW (COOK)…………………..5.63 (2)
  30. BATAVIA 1WSW (KANE)……………………..5.55 (2)
  31. MIDWAY COOP (COOK)………………………5.41 (2)
  32. BATAVIA (KANE)………………………….5.34 (2)
  33. AURORA (KANE)…………………………..5.30 (2)
  34. YORKVILLE 2SSE (KENDALL)…………………5.25 (2)
  35. LOMBARD 1NNW (DU PAGE)…………………..5.10 (2)
  36. BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)……………………..5.06 (2)
  37. PLAINFIELD (WILL)……………………….5.05 (2)
  38. BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)……………………..5.02 (2)
  39. OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL)……………………5.00 (2)
  40. GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)………………………4.88 (2)
  41. OAK LAWN 2SE (COOK)……………………..4.78 (2)
  42. ELBURN (KANE)…………………………..4.77 (2)
  43. WHEATON 2NNE (DU PAGE)…………………..4.75 (2)
  44. LEMONT (COOK)…………………………..4.74 (2)
  45. OAK LAWN (COOK)…………………………4.74 (2)
  46. DE KALB (DE KALB)……………………….4.63 (2)
  47. LONG GROVE 1NNE (LAKE)…………………..4.59 (2)
  48. WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK)……………………4.58 (2)
  49. LAKE FOREST 2NNE (LAKE)………………….4.54 (2)
  50. LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK)……………………4.54 (2)
  51. EVANSTON 1N (COOK)………………………4.49 (2)
  52. PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL)…………………4.40 (2)
  53. PLAINFIELD 3ESE (WILL)…………………..4.39 (2)
  54. OHARE (COOK)……………………………4.39 (2)
  55. PLAINFIELD 3SE (WILL)……………………4.38 (2)
  56. SCHAUMBURG 2E (COOK)…………………….4.38 (2)
  57. CAROL STREAM (DU PAGE)…………………..4.35 (2)
  58. ROMEOVILLE (WILL)……………………….4.34 (2)
  59. LINCOLNSHIRE 1N (LAKE)…………………..4.28 (2)
  60. GLENCOE (COOK)………………………….4.27 (2)
  61. CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)…………………….4.26 (2)
  62. ROMEOVILLE (WILL)……………………….4.25 (2)
  63. HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE)………………………4.25 (2)
  64. PARK RIDGE 1WNW (COOK)…………………..4.24 (2)
  65. DE KALB (DE KALB)……………………….4.23 (2)
  66. BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE)………………….4.21 (2)
  67. PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL)…………………..4.19 (2)
  68. PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK)……………………4.19 (2)
  69. JOLIET 2N (WILL)………………………..4.18 (2)
  70. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 1SW (COOK)……………..4.17 (2)
  71. ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK)…………….4.13 (2)
  72. BURNHAM-HEGEWISCH 2NNW (COOK)…………….4.09 (2)
  73. STEWARD (LEE)…………………………..4.07 (2)
  74. WEST CHICAGO (DU PAGE)…………………..4.07 (2)
  75. BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)…………………..4.05 (2)
  76. LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)………………………4.05 (2)
  77. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 3SSW (COOK)…………….4.05 (2)
  78. DE KALB 1SW (DE KALB)……………………4.00 (2)
  79. WORTH (COOK)……………………………4.00 (2)
  80. HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)…………………..3.99 (2)
  81. LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)……………………..3.98 (2)
  82. SHERIDAN 3SSE (LA SALLE)…………………3.94 (2)
  83. HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK)………………..3.92 (2)
  84. BARRINGTON (LAKE)……………………….3.88 (2)
  85. ELGIN 8WSW (KANE)……………………….3.82 (2)
  86. CORTLAND (DE KALB)………………………3.79 (2)
  87. STREAMWOOD (COOK)……………………….3.77 (2)
  88. LAKE BLUFF 1W (LAKE)…………………….3.76 (2)
  89. ROCHELLE (OGLE)…………………………3.74 (2)
  90. ELGIN 1S (KANE)…………………………3.62 (2)
  91. ELGIN (KANE)……………………………3.62 (2)
  92. WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)………………………3.57 (2)
  93. WHEELING (COOK)…………………………3.55 (2)
  94. PARK FOREST (COOK)………………………3.55 (2)
  95. ELGIN 2WNW (KANE)……………………….3.51 (2)
  96. MORRIS 5NNW (GRUNDY)…………………….3.51 (2)
  97. PALATINE 1E (COOK)………………………3.48 (2)
  98. PARK FOREST 1NNE (COOK)………………….3.45 (2)
  99. MARSEILLES 5WNW (LA SALLE)……………….3.43 (2)
  100. ELGIN 2W (KANE)…………………………3.41 (2)