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Weather extremes
How extreme does Lake in the Hills's weather get?
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Lake in the Hills has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.
The four kinds of extreme
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Lake in the Hills has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.
That is about 19°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Lake in the Hills (typical high near 84°F).
The three most extreme on record
About 45°F colder than a normal February night in Lake in the Hills (typical low near 16°F).
The three most extreme on record
More rain in a single day than Lake in the Hills usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 3.8 in).
The three most extreme on record
Close to a whole typical February's snow in one day (Lake in the Hills averages about 9 in across the month).
The three most extreme on record
How hot and cold it gets, month by month
The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.
Lake in the Hills's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 103°F is about 19°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.
In plain terms
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Crystal Lake 4nw (NOAA GHCN station USC00112048), about 10 km from the city centre.