Station information
- Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 997338
- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 42.0
- Longitude: -87.5
High Temperatures
On March 3 in CHICAGO the average high temperature is 36.3 °F (2.4 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 13.5 °F (-10.3 °C) in 2014 and the highest recored high temperature was 61.5 °F (16.4 °C) in 2024. The high temperature is usually* between 29.4 °F (-1.5 °C) and 43.3 °F (6.3 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 29.4 °F (-1.5 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 43.3 °F (6.3 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 16.1 °F (-8.8 °C) and 56.5 °F (13.6 °C).
Low Temperatures
On March 3 in CHICAGO the average low temperature is 27.4 °F (-2.6 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was 3.2 °F (-16.0 °C) in 2014 and the lowest recored low temperature was 41.0 °F (5.0 °C) in 2024. The low temperature is usually* between 21.1 °F (-6.1 °C) and 33.7 °F (0.9 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 21.1 °F (-6.1 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 33.7 °F (0.9 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 9.1 °F (-12.7 °C) and 45.7 °F (7.6 °C).
Frost
On March 3 in CHICAGO expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 68.9% 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 2007 to 2025