Station information
- Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725346
- Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 94866
- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 41.867
- Longitude: -87.6
High Temperatures
On January 2 in CHICAGO/MEIGS the average high temperature is 31.6 °F (-0.2 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 16.2 °F (-8.8 °C) in 1979 and the highest recored high temperature was 60.8 °F (16.0 °C) in 2000. The high temperature is usually* between 25.3 °F (-3.7 °C) and 38.0 °F (3.3 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 25.3 °F (-3.7 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 38.0 °F (3.3 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 13.2 °F (-10.4 °C) and 50.0 °F (10.0 °C).
Low Temperatures
On January 2 in CHICAGO/MEIGS the average low temperature is 21.6 °F (-5.8 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was -6.9 °F (-21.6 °C) in 1979 and the lowest recored low temperature was 39.2 °F (4.0 °C) in 2000. The low temperature is usually* between 13.9 °F (-10.1 °C) and 29.2 °F (-1.5 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 13.9 °F (-10.1 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 29.2 °F (-1.5 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between -0.8 °F (-18.2 °C) and 43.9 °F (6.6 °C).
Frost
On January 2 in CHICAGO/MEIGS expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 82.0% 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:
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— Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725346 — from year 2000 to 2003 - CHICAGO/MEIGS — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725346 — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 94866 — from year 1973 to 1999
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— Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 94866 — from year 1966 to 1970