Station information
- Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 997338
- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 42.0
- Longitude: -87.5
High Temperatures
On January 3 in CHICAGO the average high temperature is 32.6 °F (0.3 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 17.1 °F (-8.3 °C) in 2014 and the highest recored high temperature was 47.5 °F (8.6 °C) in 2020. The high temperature is usually* between 26.5 °F (-3.0 °C) and 38.6 °F (3.6 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 26.5 °F (-3.0 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 38.6 °F (3.6 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 15.1 °F (-9.4 °C) and 50.0 °F (10.0 °C).
Low Temperatures
On January 3 in CHICAGO the average low temperature is 23.4 °F (-4.8 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was 4.5 °F (-15.3 °C) in 2018 and the lowest recored low temperature was 37.0 °F (2.8 °C) in 2023. The low temperature is usually* between 16.2 °F (-8.8 °C) and 30.6 °F (-0.8 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 16.2 °F (-8.8 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 30.6 °F (-0.8 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 2.5 °F (-16.4 °C) and 44.3 °F (6.8 °C).
Frost
On January 3 in CHICAGO expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 79.1% 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 — Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 997338 — from year 2006 to 2025