- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 41.867
- Longitude: -87.6
High Temperatures
On January 2 in CHICAGO/MEIGS the average high temperature is 32.3 °F (0.1 °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 26.2 °F (-3.2 °C) and 38.3 °F (3.5 °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 38.3 °F (3.5 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 14.6 °F (-9.6 °C) and 49.9 °F (9.9 °C).
Low Temperatures
On January 2 in CHICAGO/MEIGS the average low temperature is 22.5 °F (-5.3 °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 15.2 °F (-9.3 °C) and 29.7 °F (-1.3 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 15.2 °F (-9.3 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 29.7 °F (-1.3 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 1.4 °F (-17.0 °C) and 43.5 °F (6.4 °C).
Frost
On January 2 in CHICAGO/MEIGS expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 81.3% 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:
- CHICAGO/MEIGS — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725346 — from year 2000 to 2003
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— Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725346 — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 94866 — from year 1973 to 1999