Station information
- Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 997338
- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 42.0
- Longitude: -87.5
High Temperatures
On February 29 in CHICAGO the average high temperature is 40.8 °F (4.9 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 35.1 °F (1.7 °C) in 2020 and the highest recored high temperature was 57.7 °F (14.3 °C) in 2012. The high temperature is usually* between 32.9 °F (0.5 °C) and 48.6 °F (9.2 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 32.9 °F (0.5 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 48.6 °F (9.2 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 18.0 °F (-7.8 °C) and 63.5 °F (17.5 °C).
Low Temperatures
On February 29 in CHICAGO the average low temperature is 28.5 °F (-2.0 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was 20.1 °F (-6.6 °C) in 2020 and the lowest recored low temperature was 37.2 °F (2.9 °C) in 2012. The low temperature is usually* between 22.6 °F (-5.2 °C) and 34.4 °F (1.3 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 22.6 °F (-5.2 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 34.4 °F (1.3 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 11.3 °F (-11.5 °C) and 45.7 °F (7.6 °C).
Frost
On February 29 in CHICAGO expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 65.6% 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 2012 to 2024