Station information
- Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 997338
- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 42.0
- Longitude: -87.5
High Temperatures
On December 8 in CHICAGO the average high temperature is 36.1 °F (2.3 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 21.6 °F (-5.8 °C) in 2006 and the highest recored high temperature was 55.4 °F (13.0 °C) in 2024. The high temperature is usually* between 29.5 °F (-1.4 °C) and 42.7 °F (6.0 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 29.5 °F (-1.4 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 42.7 °F (6.0 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 16.9 °F (-8.4 °C) and 55.4 °F (13.0 °C).
Low Temperatures
On December 8 in CHICAGO the average low temperature is 27.3 °F (-2.6 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was 9.5 °F (-12.5 °C) in 2006 and the lowest recored low temperature was 47.3 °F (8.5 °C) in 2023. The low temperature is usually* between 20.2 °F (-6.5 °C) and 34.4 °F (1.3 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 20.2 °F (-6.5 °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 6.7 °F (-14.0 °C) and 47.9 °F (8.8 °C).
Frost
On December 8 in CHICAGO expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 67.2% 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 2024