Station information
- Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 997338
- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 42.0
- Longitude: -87.5
High Temperatures
On March 16 in CHICAGO the average high temperature is 46.7 °F (8.1 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 29.1 °F (-1.6 °C) in 2014 and the highest recored high temperature was 65.7 °F (18.7 °C) in 2022. The high temperature is usually* between 38.4 °F (3.6 °C) and 54.9 °F (12.7 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 38.4 °F (3.6 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 54.9 °F (12.7 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 22.6 °F (-5.2 °C) and 70.7 °F (21.5 °C).
Low Temperatures
On March 16 in CHICAGO the average low temperature is 35.7 °F (2.0 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was 16.3 °F (-8.7 °C) in 2014 and the lowest recored low temperature was 52.5 °F (11.4 °C) in 2015. The low temperature is usually* between 30.1 °F (-1.1 °C) and 41.2 °F (5.1 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 30.1 °F (-1.1 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 41.2 °F (5.1 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 19.4 °F (-7.0 °C) and 51.9 °F (11.0 °C).
Frost
On March 16 in CHICAGO expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 32.9% 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