Station information
- Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 997338
- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 42.0
- Longitude: -87.5
High Temperatures
On December 26 in CHICAGO the average high temperature is 38.3 °F (3.5 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 6.4 °F (-14.2 °C) in 2017 and the highest recored high temperature was 61.3 °F (16.3 °C) in 2019. The high temperature is usually* between 30.5 °F (-0.8 °C) and 46.1 °F (7.8 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 30.5 °F (-0.8 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 46.1 °F (7.8 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 15.6 °F (-9.1 °C) and 61.0 °F (16.1 °C).
Low Temperatures
On December 26 in CHICAGO the average low temperature is 29.9 °F (-1.2 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was 3.2 °F (-16.0 °C) in 2017 and the lowest recored low temperature was 50.9 °F (10.5 °C) in 2019. The low temperature is usually* between 22.6 °F (-5.2 °C) and 37.2 °F (2.9 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 22.6 °F (-5.2 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 37.2 °F (2.9 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 8.7 °F (-12.9 °C) and 51.1 °F (10.6 °C).
Frost
On December 26 in CHICAGO expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 57.7% 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 2024