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Typical weather at station CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL on January 12

High Temperatures

On January 12 in CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL the average high temperature is 33.8 °F (1.0 °C). The lowest recored high temperature was 1.0 °F (-17.2 °C) in 1997 and the highest recored high temperature was 62.1 °F (16.7 °C) in 2005. The high temperature is usually* between 26.3 °F (-3.2 °C) and 41.3 °F (5.2 °C). About a quarter of the time, the high temperature is less than 26.3 °F (-3.2 °C), and another quarter of the time, the high temperature is greater than and 41.3 °F (5.2 °C). About 95% of the time, the high temperature has been between 11.9 °F (-11.2 °C) and 55.7 °F (13.1 °C).

Low Temperatures

On January 12 in CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL the average low temperature is 17.1 °F (-8.3 °C). The lowest recored low temperature was -13.0 °F (-25.0 °C) in 1974 and the lowest recored low temperature was 37.0 °F (2.8 °C) in 2023. The low temperature is usually* between 9.0 °F (-12.8 °C) and 25.1 °F (-3.8 °C). About a quarter of the time, the low temperature is less than 9.0 °F (-12.8 °C), and another quarter of the time, the low temperature is greater than and 25.1 °F (-3.8 °C). About 95% of the time, the low temperature has been between -6.3 °F (-21.3 °C) and 40.5 °F (4.7 °C).

Frost

On January 12 in CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL expect the temperatures to drop below freezing for a risk of frost about 89.4% of the time.

Usually* in this context means around 50% of the time, assuming a normal distribution of values.

Data Source(s)

The data used to compute the average high/low temperatures for this location were taken from the following stations: