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Driest Cities in Illinois

The top 25 of 70 Illinois cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.

#CityAverage annual precipitation
1Arlington Heights
32.3 in
2Buffalo Grove
32.3 in
3Mount Prospect
32.3 in
4Wheeling
32.3 in
5Carol Stream
33.2 in
6Berwyn
34.4 in
7Chicago
34.4 in
8Cicero
34.4 in
9Oak Park
34.4 in
10Waukegan
35.3 in
11Ottawa
36.2 in
12Quincy
36.5 in
13Rockford
37.2 in
14DeKalb
37.3 in
15Peoria
37.6 in
16Addison
37.9 in
17Des Plaines
37.9 in
18Elmhurst
37.9 in
19Park Ridge
37.9 in
20Bartlett
38.0 in
21Hanover Park
38.0 in
22Hoffman Estates
38.0 in
23Joliet
38.0 in
24Schaumburg
38.0 in
25Streamwood
38.0 in

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Driest Cities in Illinois”, https://gismap.land/rankings/illinois/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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