Daily Precipitation in Chicago, 1940 (Inches)

Source: United States Weather Bureau, Chicago

Totals.

1.25

0.89 2.41 3.17 5.16 1.31 1.29 3.95 0.31

Note: "T," trace, indicates less than .C05 inch of rain or melted snow.

Monthly and Annual Precipitation at Chicago (Inches)

Source: United States Weather Bureau, Chicago
(The normals are based on the average from 1871 to date)

Year

Jan. Feb.

Mar. Apr. | May | June | July

Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual

1928.

1929.

1930.

1931.

1932.

2.20 1.21

1933.

2.32 1.22

1934.

1935.

1936.

1937.

1938.

1939.

1940.

0.73 1.57 1.50 2.34 1.59 6.97 2.95 5.03 1.87 2.74 4.00 2.63
3.93 0.54 5.23 4.79 2.29 4.96 2.18 3.49 3.03 3.06 1.47
2.23 1.42 2.82 2.30 2.16 2.49 2.63 1.17 1.29 2.81 1.75
0.57 0.76 3.33 1.75 5.08 4.78 2.68 5.67 5.14 2.62 4.63
3.10 0.58 2.89 4.79 4.67 3.08
1.12 3.52 2.24
4.05 2.61 '5.03 3.44 2.70
0.84 0.52 1.21 1.32 0.67 2.24 0.42 3.41 4.03 2.32 3.87 1.93
2.34 1.59 3.48 1.77 7.09 5.03 3.05 3.56 3.28 1.68 3.62
1.64 1.33 1.00 2.54 2.08 1.03 0.22 4.29 8.97 3.00 0.90
2.29 0.63 1.20 4.61 1.64 5.02 1.41 2.68 1.89 3.09 1.25
2.02 2.11 3.51 2.20 3.98 6.78 3.90 2.12 5,29 0.77 0.95 1.18
2.22 1.98 2.96 3.22 3.66 5.13 2.74 1.47 0.49 1.79 0.95 0.90
1.25 0.89 2.41 3.17 5.16 1.31
1.29 3.95 0.31 3.26 2.36 1.38
1.90 2.14 2.58 2.78 3.54 3.30 3.33 3.21 3.14 2.53 2.37 2.04

Normals.

Chicago Winds, Per Cent of Time Each Direction, 1940

Source: United States Weather Bureau, Chicago

Northeast. 5 20 17 29 19 16 25 23 18 17 612 17 17 West.
East.
4 512 14 6 13 14 19 11 11 6 810 9 Northwest. 15 17 22 8 8 7 2 7 15 924 14 13 13
Southeast. 812 7 0 7 6 612 614 9 5 810 Calm..
South. 10 12 6 9 612121217|16|12|20|12|13

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Altitudes in Chicago

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Source: Chicago Municipal Reference Library

Chicago is one of the few great cities of the world which is built directly on a lake front. It is located at the southwest corner of Lake Michigan (lat. 41° 50', long. 87° 38′ W.), somewhat less than half-way from the equator to the north pole, on a crescent-shaped plain gradually rising from the level of the lake.

The following street intersections are the highest street corners in Chicago. Six are located in the southern part of the city in the Beverly and Morgan Park community areas; the others in the northwest part of the city in the Norwood Park, Montclare, and Belmont-Cragin community areas:

Religious Denominations in Metropolitan Chicago

Source: Executive Secretary of the Chicago Church Federation Metropolitan Chicago, according to a survey made by the Chicago Church Federation, has nearly 2,000 churches with members and adherents in excess of 3,000,000. About 2,500,000 of these are divided equally between Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant denominations and miscellaneous sects, or about 1,250,000 each. There are approximately 300,000 Jewish adherents in the Metropolitan Area. There are about 380 Catholic churches and the Protestant organizations possess more than 1500 buildings. A summary of active members and churches for most of the Protestant denominaions in Chicago follows: No. of Churches

Denomination

Baptist..

Baptist-Colored.

Christian Reformed

Church of the Brethren.

Active
Membership

Ministers

Number Teachers Enrollment
41
4,608
130,817
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
336

Normal
Junior

3

JUNIOR COLLEGES AND NORMAL SCHOOLS
Number Teachers Enrollment
90
199

1,713

Chief Manufacturing Industries, Chicago Area, 1939

Source: United States Bureau of the Census

(The industrial area of Chicago, as defined by the Census Bureau, comprises Cook, Du Page, Kane, Lake and Will counties in Illinois and Lake county in Indiana.)

23,669,215

3.923.237

2,572,435

3,263,047

27,568,398

98,642,347

14,156,976

15,607,904

73,086,206

1,852,906

87.469,764

36.127,215

8,030,339

26,406,571

11,817,112

7,644,280

11,291,573

4.187,436

3,552,726

8,113,474

5,778,158

23,531,194

33,899,814

5,477,969