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 Temperature Rankings for each month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

 

CHICAGO

MEAN MONTHLY TEMPERATURE
AUGUST

Normal: 73.8 degrees

***Coldest to Warmest Official Chicago Temperature Data from 1872-2022***

 

66.6 1915   71.7 1979   73.6 1991
66.7 1927   71.8 1877   73.6 2003
67.0 1992   71.8 1911   73.7 1932
67.5 2004   71.8 2015   73.7 1941
67.6 1890   71.9 1977   73.7 2014
67.9 1883   71.9 1987   73.8 1958
68.1 1875   71.9 1990   74.0 1876
68.3 1902   72.0 1879   74.0 1878
68.3 1904   72.0 1926   74.0 1905
68.4 1884   72.0 1940   74.1 1944
68.4 1885   72.0 1945   74.1 1956
68.4 1903   72.0 1974   74.2 1914
68.5 1986   72.2 1928   74.3 1913
68.6 1887   72.3 1942   74.3 2005
68.7 1994   72.3 1996   74.3 2006
68.8 1982   72.4 1895   74.4 1961
69.0 1891   72.4 1934   74.4 2022
69.0 1897   72.4 1971   74.7 1949
69.2 1967   72.4 2000   74.7 1962
69.2 1985   72.6 1886   74.7 1968
69.3 1888   72.6 1963   74.8 2007
69.5 1997   72.7 1880   74.9 1909
69.8 1893   72.7 1939   75.0 1936
69.9 1946   72.7 1952   75.0 1938
70.0 1950   72.7 2008   75.0 1943
70.0 1951   72.8 1896   75.2 1881
70.3 1965   72.8 1921   75.2 1970
70.3 1999   72.8 1984   75.3 1969
70.4 1917   72.9 2019   75.6 1906
70.5 2009   73.0 1874   75.7 1918
70.6 1889   73.0 2013   75.7 1937
70.6 1929   73.2 1922   75.7 1960
70.8 1894   73.2 1931   75.7 1980
70.8 1923   73.2 2001   75.8 1953
70.9 1892   73.2 2002   75.8 2016
71.0 1912   73.3 1910   76.3 1900
71.0 1920   73.3 1954   76.3 2018
71.0 1924   73.3 1993   76.4 1975
71.2 1873   73.3 2012   76.6 1916
71.2 1907   73.4 1908   76.7 1973
71.2 1981   73.4 1919   76.7 2010
71.4 1872   73.4 1930   76.8 1988
71.4 1882   73.4 1935   76.8 2020
71.4 1898   73.4 1957   77.1 2021
71.4 1933   73.4 1972   77.3 1983
71.4 1989   73.4 1978   78.7 1955
71.5 1976   73.5 1899   78.7 1959
71.5 2017   73.5 1998   79.0 1995
71.6 1901   73.5 2011   80.2 1947
71.7 1964   73.6 1925      
71.7 1966   73.6 1948