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Typical weather in Chicago, IL (Illinois), USA on May 8

High Temperatures

On May 8 in Chicago, IL (Illinois), USA the average high temperature is 67.2 °F (19.6 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 41.0 °F (5.0 °C) in 1960 and the highest recored high temperature was 93.0 °F (33.9 °C) in 2014. The high temperature is usually* between 59.4 °F (15.2 °C) and 75.0 °F (23.9 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 59.4 °F (15.2 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 75.0 °F (23.9 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 44.5 °F (7.0 °C) and 89.9 °F (32.2 °C).

Low Temperatures

On May 8 in Chicago, IL (Illinois), USA the average low temperature is 47.6 °F (8.7 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was 28.9 °F (-1.7 °C) in 1989 and the lowest recored low temperature was 71.6 °F (22.0 °C) in 2000. The low temperature is usually* between 42.0 °F (5.5 °C) and 53.3 °F (11.8 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 42.0 °F (5.5 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 53.3 °F (11.8 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 31.2 °F (-0.4 °C) and 64.0 °F (17.8 °C).

Frost

On May 8 in Chicago, IL (Illinois), USA expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 3.1% 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: