- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 41.867
- Longitude: -87.6
High Temperatures
On January 3 in CHICAGO/MEIGS the average high temperature is 31.8 °F (-0.1 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 5.2 °F (-14.9 °C) in 1979 and the highest recored high temperature was 57.2 °F (14.0 °C) in 1998. The high temperature is usually* between 25.0 °F (-3.9 °C) and 38.6 °F (3.7 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 25.0 °F (-3.9 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 38.6 °F (3.7 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 12.1 °F (-11.0 °C) and 51.5 °F (10.8 °C).
Low Temperatures
On January 3 in CHICAGO/MEIGS the average low temperature is 21.9 °F (-5.6 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was -5.8 °F (-21.0 °C) in 1979 and the lowest recored low temperature was 48.2 °F (9.0 °C) in 1998. The low temperature is usually* between 14.3 °F (-9.9 °C) and 29.6 °F (-1.3 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 14.3 °F (-9.9 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 29.6 °F (-1.3 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between -0.3 °F (-18.0 °C) and 44.2 °F (6.8 °C).
Frost
On January 3 in CHICAGO/MEIGS expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 81.2% 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