Station information
- Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 997338
- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 42.0
- Longitude: -87.5
High Temperatures
On May 3 in CHICAGO the average high temperature is 59.5 °F (15.3 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 42.1 °F (5.6 °C) in 2011 and the highest recored high temperature was 82.2 °F (27.9 °C) in 2012. The high temperature is usually* between 51.4 °F (10.8 °C) and 67.7 °F (19.8 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 51.4 °F (10.8 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 67.7 °F (19.8 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 35.9 °F (2.2 °C) and 83.1 °F (28.4 °C).
Low Temperatures
On May 3 in CHICAGO the average low temperature is 46.4 °F (8.0 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was 37.0 °F (2.8 °C) in 2005 and the lowest recored low temperature was 61.0 °F (16.1 °C) in 2012. The low temperature is usually* between 42.0 °F (5.6 °C) and 50.9 °F (10.5 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 42.0 °F (5.6 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 50.9 °F (10.5 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 33.5 °F (0.8 °C) and 59.4 °F (15.2 °C).
Frost
On May 3 in CHICAGO expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 1.4% 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