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Typical weather in Chicago, IL (Illinois), USA on January 17

High Temperatures

On January 17 in Chicago, IL (Illinois), USA the average high temperature is 32.0 °F (-0.0 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was -1.8 °F (-18.8 °C) in 1982 and the highest recored high temperature was 57.9 °F (14.4 °C) in 1952. The high temperature is usually* between 23.7 °F (-4.6 °C) and 40.2 °F (4.5 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 23.7 °F (-4.6 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 40.2 °F (4.5 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 8.1 °F (-13.3 °C) and 55.8 °F (13.2 °C).

Low Temperatures

On January 17 in Chicago, IL (Illinois), USA the average low temperature is 17.8 °F (-7.9 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was -25.1 °F (-31.7 °C) in 1982 and the lowest recored low temperature was 53.1 °F (11.7 °C) in 1990. The low temperature is usually* between 8.3 °F (-13.2 °C) and 27.3 °F (-2.6 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 8.3 °F (-13.2 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 27.3 °F (-2.6 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between -9.9 °F (-23.3 °C) and 45.5 °F (7.5 °C).

Frost

On January 17 in Chicago, IL (Illinois), USA expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 84.3% of the time.

Usually* in this context means around 50% of the time, assuming a normal distribution of values.

Data Source(s)

The data used to compute the average high/low temperatures for this location were taken from the following stations: