Station information
- Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 997338
- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 42.0
- Longitude: -87.5
High Temperatures
On December 16 in CHICAGO the average high temperature is 37.5 °F (3.1 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 20.8 °F (-6.2 °C) in 2008 and the highest recored high temperature was 63.3 °F (17.4 °C) in 2021. The high temperature is usually* between 29.7 °F (-1.3 °C) and 45.3 °F (7.4 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 29.7 °F (-1.3 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 45.3 °F (7.4 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 14.9 °F (-9.5 °C) and 60.1 °F (15.6 °C).
Low Temperatures
On December 16 in CHICAGO the average low temperature is 27.8 °F (-2.3 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was 7.9 °F (-13.4 °C) in 2009 and the lowest recored low temperature was 43.5 °F (6.4 °C) in 2023. The low temperature is usually* between 20.3 °F (-6.5 °C) and 35.3 °F (1.9 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 20.3 °F (-6.5 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 35.3 °F (1.9 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 6.0 °F (-14.5 °C) and 49.7 °F (9.8 °C).
Frost
On December 16 in CHICAGO expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 64.6% 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