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 December 31 in CHICAGO/MEIGS the average high temperature is 32.6 °F (0.3 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 7.2 °F (-13.8 °C) in 1976 and the highest recored high temperature was 55.4 °F (13.0 °C) in 2002. The high temperature is usually* between 26.2 °F (-3.2 °C) and 39.0 °F (3.9 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 26.2 °F (-3.2 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 39.0 °F (3.9 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 14.0 °F (-10.0 °C) and 51.1 °F (10.6 °C).
Low Temperatures
On December 31 in CHICAGO/MEIGS the average low temperature is 22.2 °F (-5.4 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was -6.0 °F (-21.1 °C) in 1968 and the lowest recored low temperature was 35.1 °F (1.7 °C) in 1979. The low temperature is usually* between 14.5 °F (-9.7 °C) and 29.9 °F (-1.2 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 14.5 °F (-9.7 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 29.9 °F (-1.2 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between -0.2 °F (-17.9 °C) and 44.6 °F (7.0 °C).
Frost
On December 31 in CHICAGO/MEIGS expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 80.4% 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 2002 - 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 1969