After half May’s normal rain, June opens wettest in 8 years

Summer rains are never evenly distributed, varying widely from spot to spot. But the downpours which walloped sections of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana Monday deposited more than an inch of much needed rainfall at several locations while pushing O’Hare’s June rain tally to 0.63”. Mundelein was hit by 1.43” and Waukegan 1.34” Monday. June’s opening four days now rank 30th wettest of the past 137 years—a welcome development after May’s critical rainfall finished half (53%) normal. At Midway Airport, the June 1-4 period has generated 0.94” making it the wettest June open here in 8 years and the 13th wettest at the South Side site since measurements began there in 1928.
Cold air aloft encouraged air to rise and led to several reports of cold air funnels, principally south of the city near Kankakee, Illinois and Highland, Indiana. None touched down nor was there any damage reported.
---By Tom Skilling, WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist