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
- AURORA (KANE) — 7.72
- NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE) — 6.48
- SUGAR GROVE 1ENE (KANE) — 5.86
- ST. CHARLES (KANE) — 5.85
- SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE) — 5.74
- BATAVIA 1WSW (KANE) — 5.55
- BATAVIA (KANE) — 5.34
- BATAVIA (KANE) — 5.34
- AURORA (KANE) — 5.30
- BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE — 5.06
Top 48 Hour Rain Totals Illinois
- BURR RIDGE 1ESE (COOK)…………………..9.30 (2)
- LISLE (DU PAGE)…………………………8.16 (2)
- SOMONAUK 2NE (DE KALB)…………………..8.09 (2)
- NAPERVILLE 2ESE (DU PAGE)………………..7.98 (2)
- AURORA (KANE)…………………………..7.72 (2)
- AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)…………………….7.66 (2)
- AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)…………………….7.50 (2)
- MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL)………………..7.43 (2)
- WESTMONT (DU PAGE)………………………7.25 (2)
- OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK)…………………….7.13 (2)
- DOWNERS GROVE 1S (DU PAGE)……………….7.10 (2)
- GLEN ELLYN 2SSE (DU PAGE)………………..6.95 (2)
- SOMONAUK (DE KALB)………………………6.89 (2)
- EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE)………………….6.85 (2)
- NAPERVILLE 4SSW (WILL)…………………..6.77 (2)
- OAK PARK 2S (COOK)………………………6.73 (2)
- CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)……………………..6.49 (2)
- NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE)………………….6.48 (2)
- MENDOTA (LA SALLE)………………………6.44 (2)
- EARLVILLE 5NNE (DE KALB)…………………6.16 (2)
- ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE)………………….6.14 (2)
- CHICAGO 5NE (COOK)………………………6.07 (2)
- BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)…………………6.00 (2)
- SUGAR GROVE 1ENE (KANE)………………….5.86 (2)
- GLEN ELLYN 1WSW (DU PAGE)………………..5.86 (2)
- ST. CHARLES (KANE)………………………5.85 (2)
- MENDOTA (LA SALLE)………………………5.78 (2)
- SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)…………………..5.74 (2)
- BRIDGEVIEW 1NNW (COOK)…………………..5.63 (2)
- BATAVIA 1WSW (KANE)……………………..5.55 (2)
- MIDWAY COOP (COOK)………………………5.41 (2)
- BATAVIA (KANE)………………………….5.34 (2)
- AURORA (KANE)…………………………..5.30 (2)
- YORKVILLE 2SSE (KENDALL)…………………5.25 (2)
- LOMBARD 1NNW (DU PAGE)…………………..5.10 (2)
- BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)……………………..5.06 (2)
- PLAINFIELD (WILL)……………………….5.05 (2)
- BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)……………………..5.02 (2)
- OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL)……………………5.00 (2)
- GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)………………………4.88 (2)
- OAK LAWN 2SE (COOK)……………………..4.78 (2)
- ELBURN (KANE)…………………………..4.77 (2)
- WHEATON 2NNE (DU PAGE)…………………..4.75 (2)
- LEMONT (COOK)…………………………..4.74 (2)
- OAK LAWN (COOK)…………………………4.74 (2)
- DE KALB (DE KALB)……………………….4.63 (2)
- LONG GROVE 1NNE (LAKE)…………………..4.59 (2)
- WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK)……………………4.58 (2)
- LAKE FOREST 2NNE (LAKE)………………….4.54 (2)
- LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK)……………………4.54 (2)
- EVANSTON 1N (COOK)………………………4.49 (2)
- PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL)…………………4.40 (2)
- PLAINFIELD 3ESE (WILL)…………………..4.39 (2)
- OHARE (COOK)……………………………4.39 (2)
- PLAINFIELD 3SE (WILL)……………………4.38 (2)
- SCHAUMBURG 2E (COOK)…………………….4.38 (2)
- CAROL STREAM (DU PAGE)…………………..4.35 (2)
- ROMEOVILLE (WILL)……………………….4.34 (2)
- LINCOLNSHIRE 1N (LAKE)…………………..4.28 (2)
- GLENCOE (COOK)………………………….4.27 (2)
- CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)…………………….4.26 (2)
- ROMEOVILLE (WILL)……………………….4.25 (2)
- HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE)………………………4.25 (2)
- PARK RIDGE 1WNW (COOK)…………………..4.24 (2)
- DE KALB (DE KALB)……………………….4.23 (2)
- BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE)………………….4.21 (2)
- PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL)…………………..4.19 (2)
- PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK)……………………4.19 (2)
- JOLIET 2N (WILL)………………………..4.18 (2)
- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 1SW (COOK)……………..4.17 (2)
- ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK)…………….4.13 (2)
- BURNHAM-HEGEWISCH 2NNW (COOK)…………….4.09 (2)
- STEWARD (LEE)…………………………..4.07 (2)
- WEST CHICAGO (DU PAGE)…………………..4.07 (2)
- BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)…………………..4.05 (2)
- LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)………………………4.05 (2)
- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 3SSW (COOK)…………….4.05 (2)
- DE KALB 1SW (DE KALB)……………………4.00 (2)
- WORTH (COOK)……………………………4.00 (2)
- HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)…………………..3.99 (2)
- LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)……………………..3.98 (2)
- SHERIDAN 3SSE (LA SALLE)…………………3.94 (2)
- HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK)………………..3.92 (2)
- BARRINGTON (LAKE)……………………….3.88 (2)
- ELGIN 8WSW (KANE)……………………….3.82 (2)
- CORTLAND (DE KALB)………………………3.79 (2)
- STREAMWOOD (COOK)……………………….3.77 (2)
- LAKE BLUFF 1W (LAKE)…………………….3.76 (2)
- ROCHELLE (OGLE)…………………………3.74 (2)
- ELGIN 1S (KANE)…………………………3.62 (2)
- ELGIN (KANE)……………………………3.62 (2)
- WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)………………………3.57 (2)
- WHEELING (COOK)…………………………3.55 (2)
- PARK FOREST (COOK)………………………3.55 (2)
- ELGIN 2WNW (KANE)……………………….3.51 (2)
- MORRIS 5NNW (GRUNDY)…………………….3.51 (2)
- PALATINE 1E (COOK)………………………3.48 (2)
- PARK FOREST 1NNE (COOK)………………….3.45 (2)
- MARSEILLES 5WNW (LA SALLE)……………….3.43 (2)
- ELGIN 2W (KANE)…………………………3.41 (2)