Station information
- Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 94866
- Country: US
- State: IL
- Latitude: 41.867
- Longitude: -87.617
High Temperatures
On December 21 in CHICAGO MEIGS FIELD the average high temperature is 34.5 °F (1.4 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 3.2 °F (-16.0 °C) in 1989 and the highest recored high temperature was 59.0 °F (15.0 °C) in 1967. The high temperature is usually* between 27.4 °F (-2.5 °C) and 41.5 °F (5.3 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 27.4 °F (-2.5 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 41.5 °F (5.3 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 14.0 °F (-10.0 °C) and 54.9 °F (12.7 °C).
Low Temperatures
On December 21 in CHICAGO MEIGS FIELD the average low temperature is 24.4 °F (-4.2 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was -13.9 °F (-25.5 °C) in 1989 and the lowest recored low temperature was 41.0 °F (5.0 °C) in 1990. The low temperature is usually* between 16.2 °F (-8.8 °C) and 32.5 °F (0.3 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 16.2 °F (-8.8 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 32.5 °F (0.3 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between 0.7 °F (-17.4 °C) and 48.0 °F (8.9 °C).
Frost
On December 21 in CHICAGO MEIGS FIELD expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 73.7% 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:
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— Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) station ID: 725346 — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 94866 — from year 1973 to 1999 - CHICAGO MEIGS FIELD — Weather Bureau Army Navy (WBAN): 94866 — from year 1966 to 1969