Frost/Freeze, Boone
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.323, -88.823 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost and Freeze in Illinois, May 3, 2004
Temperatures fell to, or below freezing over northern Illinois the morning of May 3. The lowest readings were 24 at Stremwood and 25 at Waukegan.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LOT wrote it up.
Temperatures fell to, or below freezing over northern Illinois the morning of May 3. The lowest readings were 24 at Stremwood and 25 at Waukegan. New record lows were established at Chicago O'Hare Airport with 30 and at Rockford with 29.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 frost/freeze. Local standard time, as filed.
Frost/Freeze, Cook
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cook forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost/Freeze, De Kalb
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- De Kalb forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.894, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Du Page
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Du Page forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.852, -88.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Grundy
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grundy forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.285, -88.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Kane
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kane forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.939, -88.429 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Kankakee
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kankakee forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.138, -87.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Kendall
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kendall forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.591, -88.429 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, La Salle
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- La Salle forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.344, -88.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Lake
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.349, -87.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Lee
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.746, -89.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, McHenry
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- McHenry forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.324, -88.452 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Ogle
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ogle forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.043, -89.321 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Will
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Will forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost/Freeze, Winnebago
- When
- May 3, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Winnebago forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.336, -89.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Frost/Freeze
- Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5397637, 5397638, 5397639, 5397640, 5397641, 5397642, 5397643, 5397644, 5397645, 5397646, 5397647, 5397648, 5397649, 5397650, 5397651.