Station information
- Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 997338
- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 42.0
- Longitude: -87.5
High Temperatures
On May 2 in CHICAGO the average high temperature is 59.4 °F (15.2 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 43.2 °F (6.2 °C) in 2019 and the highest recored high temperature was 82.4 °F (28.0 °C) in 2021. The high temperature is usually* between 51.3 °F (10.7 °C) and 67.5 °F (19.7 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 51.3 °F (10.7 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 67.5 °F (19.7 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 35.8 °F (2.1 °C) and 83.0 °F (28.3 °C).
Low Temperatures
On May 2 in CHICAGO the average low temperature is 47.2 °F (8.5 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was 37.2 °F (2.9 °C) in 2005 and the lowest recored low temperature was 65.5 °F (18.6 °C) in 2021. The low temperature is usually* between 42.4 °F (5.8 °C) and 52.1 °F (11.1 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 42.4 °F (5.8 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 52.1 °F (11.1 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 33.2 °F (0.6 °C) and 61.3 °F (16.3 °C).
Frost
On May 2 in CHICAGO expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 1.7% 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 2005 to 2025