Record Rainfall in Chicago, October 14. Most any day in October..from the National Weather Service

[Stuart G]

No day in October has ever had this much rain in one day...At Midway..southside of Chicago..2nd wettest calendar day since 1980...O Hare is the official station of the National Weather Service..

Chicago (O'Hare): October 14 rainfall of 4.19"
◾Daily record for the date breaking previous of 1.15" in 2003.
◾Calendar day record for October breaking previous of 3.95" on Oct. 3, 1954 (records date back to 1871).
◾Second wettest calendar day on record for meteorological autumn (Sept-Nov) after 6.64" on Sept 13, 2008.
Wettest calendar day since July 23, 2011 (6.86)

◾Two day total was 4.39" which was the 4th highest two day total in October.
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Midway is a second airport, about 10 miles southeast of O Hare.. Note: Midway had 20 percent more than O Hare..but not the official recording station

◾NWS Cooperative Observer Midway Airport 3 SW: October 14 rainfall of 5.11"
◾Second wettest calendar day since 1980 after only July 17, 1996 (5.72)
◾Two day total was 5.41" which was the 6th wettest two day total since 1980.

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While there was minor flooding in some parts of the area, today and the next few days are sunny..While it is a lot for us, it could be much worse. And it was only a couple of days. Climate Change. Yes. This much rain in October is a record, and is very unusual.

[mopinko]

1. we got much more than that at my house.

on the far north side. open containers in my yard had about 10"