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Temperatures, Precipitation, and Sunshine on campus:

Check below to read averages, minimums, and about daylight on the NIU campus.

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During the School Year:
*all schools based on a 250 day school year

Daylight

Avg Number of daylight hours

12.4 hrs

University of Wisconsin Madison	~hrs
Harvard University	~hrs
University of Illinois Chicago	↓0.1hrs
Loyola University Chicago	↓0.1hrs
University of California Berkeley	↓0.1hrs
Stanford University	↓0.1hrs
University of Southern California	↓0.2hrs

Avg % of day spent cloudy

55.0%

University of Wisconsin Madison	↓5.1%
University of Southern California	↓1.9%
University of California Berkeley	↑0.1%
Harvard University	↑3.3%
Stanford University	↑3.4%
University of Illinois Chicago	↑14.9%
Loyola University Chicago	↑14.9%

Avg non-cloudy-ish sunlight hours
(subtracting away average cloudiness)

5.6 hrs

University of Wisconsin Madison	↑0.6
University of Southern California	↑0.2
University of California Berkeley	↓0.1
Harvard University	↓0.4
Stanford University	↓0.5
University of Illinois Chicago	↓1.9
Loyola University Chicago	↓1.9

Precipitation

Avg % of day spent precipitating

6.5%

University of Illinois Chicago	↓6.5%
Loyola University Chicago	↓6.5%
University of Southern California	↓4.2%
Stanford University	↓3.3%
University of California Berkeley	↓1.4%
University of Wisconsin Madison	↑3.1%
Harvard University	↑3.6%

Temperatures

Average Temperature

40.4F

University of Southern California	↑20.1F
Stanford University	↑16.2F
University of California Berkeley	↑14.5F
University of Illinois Chicago	↑7.6F
Loyola University Chicago	↑7.6F
Harvard University	↑3.9F
University of Wisconsin Madison	↓1.7F

Maximum Temperature

93.2F

University of Southern California	↑5.4F
Stanford University	↑5.4F
University of California Berkeley	↑3.6F
Harvard University	↑1.8F
University of Wisconsin Madison	↓1.8F
Loyola University Chicago	↓5.4F
University of Illinois Chicago	↓5.4F

Minimum Temperature

-29.2F

University of Southern California	↑64.8F
University of California Berkeley	↑57.6F
Stanford University	↑54.0F
University of Illinois Chicago	↑30.6F
Loyola University Chicago	↑30.6F
Harvard University	↑21.6F
University of Wisconsin Madison	↑12.6F

Windchill Minimum

-47.0F

University of Southern California	↑76.9F
University of California Berkeley	↑69.6F
Stanford University	↑66.0F
University of Illinois Chicago	↑22.6F
Loyola University Chicago	↑22.6F
Harvard University	↑8.9F
University of Wisconsin Madison	↑8.8F

Relevant quotes pertaining to the weather

“... weather here is also bad- fall is nice, but you'll have dirty snow from october to may-rains ALL spring, summer is hot and humid but there are v...”
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“... Many of the buildings leak during the rain ...”
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“... A "dark cloud" looms over NIU, and it creates a very negative environment ...”
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“... One morning while walking from my place towards the rec down Annie Glidden, I was pelted with snow balls by two kids that couldnt have been older...”
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“... The weather sucks, and there is some violent crime off-campus, generally near Greek Row ...”
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“... Also, DeKalb can get brutally cold in the winter, so have a warm coat ...”
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“... This is going to sound ridiculous but the weather is seriously always worse in Dekalb than anywhere else ...”
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“... Weekends are pretty dead, during the week the campus is nice as long as the weather is nice ...”
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“... Grant Hall (the worse dorm, like a project) is nicknamed "Cabrini Grant," when the weather gets nice, all youll see if monte carlo's, oldsmobile ...”
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