At 7:00 PM today (Sept. 13), the greatest single day of rainfall was recorded at O'Hare airport. A total of 6.61 inches of rain fell since the day began. That record will likely be broken by midnight as it is still raining in the area. The previous record was 6.49 inches set on August 14, 1987.
This rain is caused by a stalled frontal boundary along with remnants of Tropical Storm Lowell [link].
More rain is expected Sunday as the remnant of Hurricane Ike moves through the area. 3 to 4 or more inches of rain is expected from Ike's leftovers.
Update: 6.64 inches of rain fell at O'Hare airport on Sept. 13!
It's been so wet here that a shark keeps trying to deliver a Candy Gram(TM).
