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Chicago Sanitary And Ship Canal
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CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL
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CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL AT LEMONT, IL

COOK COUNTY, IL41.6789°N, -88.0010°W
AIR TEMP
76°F
WIND
5mph WNW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

23.7in

+20% vs normal

23.66 in of precipitation so far this year, 20% above the 30-year normal of 19.66 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

23.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.2–24.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+20%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.45" · normal 2.19" (1.1–3.5)
Jan
Feb: 0.92" · normal 2.02" (0.7–3.4)
Feb
Mar: 5.01" · normal 2.69" (1.6–4.4)
Mar
Apr: 6.28" · normal 4.24" (2.6–6.5)
Apr
May: 2.09" · normal 4.60" (2.0–6.7)
May
Jun: 7.92" (so far)· normal 4.32" (1.9–6.7)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.87" (1.9–5.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.83" (1.7–5.4)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.05" (1.2–5.2)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.30" (1.5–6.6)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.56" (1.3–4.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.14" (1.0–3.6)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:07 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
78°
61°
FRI
70°
63°
SAT
77°
64°
SUN
83°
64°
MON
89°
73°
TUE
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WED
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TEMP
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
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G 12 mph
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CLOUDS
cover %
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overcast
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:18 AM
SUNSET
08:30 PM
15H 12M OF DAYLIGHT20H 23M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
83% illuminated

Station Location

41.6789, -88.0010
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-26 00:07 UTC
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