- Latitude: 41.983
- Longitude: -87.9
High Temperatures
On December 16 in this location the average high temperature is 35.8 °F (2.1 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 0.0 °F (-17.8 °C) in 1951 and the highest recored high temperature was 66.9 °F (19.4 °C) in 2021. The high temperature is usually* between 28.4 °F (-2.0 °C) and 43.2 °F (6.2 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 28.4 °F (-2.0 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 43.2 °F (6.2 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 14.3 °F (-9.8 °C) and 57.3 °F (14.1 °C).
Low Temperatures
On December 16 in this location the average low temperature is 22.2 °F (-5.5 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was -15.0 °F (-26.1 °C) in 1951 and the lowest recored low temperature was 46.0 °F (7.8 °C) in 1984. The low temperature is usually* between 14.0 °F (-10.0 °C) and 30.3 °F (-0.9 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 14.0 °F (-10.0 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 30.3 °F (-0.9 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between -1.5 °F (-18.6 °C) and 45.8 °F (7.7 °C).
Frost
On December 16 in this location expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 79.3% of the time.
Data Source(s)
The data used to compute the average high/low temperatures for this location were taken from the following stations:
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725300 — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 94846 — from year 1946 to 2024
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL ARPT — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725340 — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 14819 — from year 1973 to 2024
- DUPAGE AIRPORT — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725305 — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 94892 — from year 2006 to 2024
- PALWAUKEE MUNICIPAL ARPT — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 744665 — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 04838 — from year 2006 to 2024
- NORTHERLY ISLAND — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 998499 — from year 2012 to 2024
- FOSTER AVE CHICAGO — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 998497 — from year 2015 to 2017
- DUPAGE — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725305 — from year 1973 to 2005
- PALWAUKEE MUNI — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 744665 — from year 1995 to 2005
- ANN ARBOR MUNICIPAL — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725374 — from year 1998 to 2005
- CHICAGO/MEIGS — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725346 — from year 2000 to 2002
- CHIGAGO-WAUKEE ARPT — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725339 — from year 2001 to 2001
- CHICAGO/MEIGS — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725346 — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 94866 — from year 1973 to 1999
- WILMETTE (MARINES)& — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725307 — from year 1976 to 1995
- NAVAL AIR STATION — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725306 — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 14855 — from year 1973 to 1994
- WILMETTE (CGS) — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 722417 — from year 1987 to 1990
- NAVAL AIR STATION — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 14855 — from year 1945 to 1972
- CHICAGO MIDWAY AP — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 14819 — from year 1948 to 1972
- CHICAGO OHARE INTL AP — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 94846 — from year 1970 to 1972
- CHICAGO MEIGS FIELD — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 94866 — from year 1966 to 1969
- PARK RIDGE AF — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 14810 — from year 1949 to 1957