- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 41.867
- Longitude: -87.6
High Temperatures
On January 5 in CHICAGO/MEIGS the average high temperature is 31.0 °F (-0.6 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 2.1 °F (-16.6 °C) in 1988 and the highest recored high temperature was 55.4 °F (13.0 °C) in 1998. The high temperature is usually* between 23.8 °F (-4.6 °C) and 38.2 °F (3.5 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 23.8 °F (-4.6 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 38.2 °F (3.5 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 10.1 °F (-12.2 °C) and 51.9 °F (11.1 °C).
Low Temperatures
On January 5 in CHICAGO/MEIGS the average low temperature is 21.3 °F (-6.0 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was -11.2 °F (-24.0 °C) in 1999 and the lowest recored low temperature was 42.8 °F (6.0 °C) in 1998. The low temperature is usually* between 13.2 °F (-10.5 °C) and 29.4 °F (-1.4 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 13.2 °F (-10.5 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 29.4 °F (-1.4 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between -2.3 °F (-19.1 °C) and 44.9 °F (7.1 °C).
Frost
On January 5 in CHICAGO/MEIGS expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 81.4% 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:
- 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