National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Snow Across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast; Unsettled Weather in the West

Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >

Chicago Seasonal Temperature, Precipitation, and Snow Rankings

Temperature: Spring Summer Fall Winter
Precipitation: Spring Summer Fall Winter
Snow: Spring   Fall Winter

CHICAGO WINTER TEMPERATURE RANKINGS
WINTER (DECEMBER - FEBRUARY)

Seasonal Mean Temperature
Normal: 28.1 degrees

***Smallest to Greatest Official Chicago Temperature Data from 1872 - 2021/2022***

 

18.3 1903 - 1904   25.3 1996 - 1997   28.7 1974 - 1975
18.4 1978 - 1979   25.4 1899 - 1900   28.7 2021 - 2022
18.8 2013 - 2014   25.4 1963 - 1964   28.8 1926 - 1927
19.0 1892 - 1893   25.8 1945 - 1946   28.8 1933 - 1934
19.0 1976 - 1977   25.9 1883 - 1884   28.9 1921 - 1922
19.1 1977 - 1978   26.2 1980 - 1981   28.9 1937 - 1938
19.2 1962 - 1963   26.3 1876 - 1877   28.9 1948 - 1949
19.5 1981 - 1982   26.3 1970 - 1971   29.0 1906 - 1907
19.8 1935 - 1936   26.3 1979 - 1980   29.1 1936 - 1937
20.5 1872 - 1873   26.4 1964 - 1965   29.1 1940 - 1941
20.6 1904 - 1905   26.4 1992 - 1993   29.1 1975 - 1976
21.0 1917 - 1918   26.4 2003 - 2004   29.1 2005 - 2006
21.2 1874 - 1875   26.5 1966 - 1967   29.2 1912 - 1913
21.3 1985 - 1986   26.5 1973 - 1974   29.2 1949 - 1950
21.4 1887 - 1888   26.6 1988 - 1989   29.3 1910 - 1911
21.7 1898 - 1899   26.6 2006 - 2007   29.3 1943 - 1944
21.8 1983 - 1984   26.7 2018 - 2019   29.4 1907 - 1908
21.9 1882 - 1883   26.8 1990 - 1991   29.4 1923 - 1924
21.9 1984 - 1985   26.9 1939 - 1940   29.5 1938 - 1939
22.0 1919 - 1920   26.9 1957 - 1958   29.5 1941 - 1942
22.2 1884 - 1885   26.9 1968 - 1969   29.6 2012 - 2013
22.2 2000 - 2001   26.9 2017 - 2018   29.8 1890 - 1891
22.3 1894 - 1895   27.0 1946 - 1947   29.8 1999 - 2000
22.3 1958 - 1959   27.1 1888 - 1889   29.9 1959 - 1960
22.4 2008 - 2009   27.1 1897 - 1898   30.1 1913 - 1914
22.5 1886 - 1887   27.1 1924 - 1925   30.1 1986 - 1987
22.6 1993 - 1994   27.2 1934 - 1935   30.2 1873 - 1874
22.8 1880 - 1881   27.2 1967 - 1968   30.4 1998 - 1999
22.9 1911 - 1912   27.4 2020 - 2021   30.6 1932 - 1933
22.9 2014 - 2015   27.5 1925 - 1926   30.6 1991 - 1992
23.1 2010 - 2011   27.5 1927 - 1928   30.6 2016 - 2017
23.3 1901 - 1902   27.5 1965 - 1966   30.7 1905 - 1906
23.3 1916 - 1917   27.5 1989 - 1990   30.8 1908 - 1909
23.3 1944 - 1945   27.6 1914 - 1915   30.9 1982 - 1983
23.3 1961 - 1962   27.6 1915 - 1916   31.1 1952 - 1953
23.5 1950 - 1951   27.6 1960 - 1961   31.3 2015 - 2016
23.8 1928 - 1929   27.7 1895 - 1896   31.4 2019 - 2020
24.0 1878 - 1879   27.7 1922 - 1923   32.3 1953 - 1954
24.0 1909 - 1910   27.8 1896 - 1897   32.4 1930 - 1931
24.2 1969 - 1970   27.9 1885 - 1886   32.5 2001 - 2002
24.4 1900 - 1901   27.9 1955 - 1956   32.8 1920 - 1921
24.5 1942 - 1943   28.0 1972 - 1973   32.8 2011 - 2012
24.8 1947 - 1948   28.2 1971 - 1972   33.1 1918 - 1919
24.8 2007 - 2008   28.3 1956 - 1957   33.2 1997 - 1998
24.9 1987 - 1988   28.4 1891 - 1892   33.6 1875 - 1876
25.0 2002 - 2003   28.4 1994 - 1995   34.6 1889 - 1890
25.0 2009 - 2010   28.5 1954 - 1955   35.1 1881 - 1882
25.1 1902 - 1903   28.6 1929 - 1930   35.2 1879 - 1880
25.2 1995 - 1996   28.6 1951 - 1952   35.7 1931 - 1932
25.3 1893 - 1894   28.6 2004 - 2005   37.2 1877 - 1878