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Typical weather at station CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL on May 16

High Temperatures

On May 16 in CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL the average high temperature is 72.4 °F (22.4 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 52.0 °F (11.1 °C) in 2011 and the highest recored high temperature was 93.9 °F (34.4 °C) in 2025. The high temperature is usually* between 65.5 °F (18.6 °C) and 79.3 °F (26.3 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 65.5 °F (18.6 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 79.3 °F (26.3 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 52.3 °F (11.3 °C) and 92.5 °F (33.6 °C).

Low Temperatures

On May 16 in CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL the average low temperature is 48.6 °F (9.2 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was 35.1 °F (1.7 °C) in 2016 and the lowest recored low temperature was 69.1 °F (20.6 °C) in 1962. The low temperature is usually* between 43.5 °F (6.4 °C) and 53.7 °F (12.1 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 43.5 °F (6.4 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 53.7 °F (12.1 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 33.8 °F (1.0 °C) and 63.4 °F (17.4 °C).

Frost

On May 16 in CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 1.4% 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: