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4th of July Weather for Chicago

 
  • Normal High & Low Temperature for July 4th:  84 and 63 degrees
  • Warmest July 4th:  102 degrees in 1911 and 2012
  • Coldest  Temperature on July 4th:  50 degrees in 1972
  • Coolest July 4th Daytime Temperature:  62 degrees in 1920
  • Warmest July 4th Nighttime Low Temperature:  80 degrees in 1921
  • Wettest July 4th:  1.72 inches in 1995
  • Frequency of Rainfall July 4th: 
    75 of 147 years (51%) July 4ths measured precipitation
  • Frequency of Heat July 4th:   26 of 147 years (18%) 90 F or hotter
Year
High Temp
Min Temp
Precip
1872
70
56
0.00
1873
78
61
1.38
1874
72
66
0.00
1875
82
66
0.31
1876
80
67
0.29
1877
82
68
0.00
1878
72
63
0.00
1879
80
64
T
1880
82
65
0.48
1881
89
66
0.00
1882
63
56
0.01
1883
90
68
1.60
1884
68
61
0.18
1885
77
64
0.03
1886
84
67
0.00
1887
83
68
0.09
1888
86
65
1.02
1889
72
57
0.00
1890
65
58
0.00
1891
73
59
0.00
1892
71
58
0.09
1893
80
62
T
1894
72
61
0.00
1895
74
63
0.00
1896
75
64
0.00
1897
94
78
0.00
1898
68
62
0.00
1899
74
64
0.85
1900
91
75
0.00
1901
95
75
0.01
1902
89
74
0.00
1903
91
69
0.28
1904
80
70
0.00
1905
74
68
0.08
1906
72
60
0.00
1907
78
65
0.00
1908
79
64
T
1909
63
58
0.03
1910
69
62
0.00
1911
102
78
0.00
1912
89
70
T
1913
94
77
0.00
1914
74
68
T
1915
68
55
0.60
1916
75
62
0.00
1917
64
56
0.00
1918
88
70
0.00
1919
95
74
0.00
1920
62
57
0.00
1921
95
80
0.00
1922
68
60
0.00
1923
77
66
0.08
1924
68
59
0.00
1925
81
70
T
1926
73
62
0.00
1927
66
57
T
1928
83
62
0.44
1929
82
69
0.08
1930
83
63
T
1931
73
69
0.00
1932
68
60
T
1933
74
64
0.00
1934
83
68
T
1935
87
74
0.00
1936
82
64
T
1937
81
67
0.01
1938
78
63
0.00
1939
89
71
0.01
1940
75
52
0.00
1941
72
60
0.00
1942
79
55
0.91
1943
91
71
T
1944
89
65
0.00
1945
83
57
T
1946
80
58
0.00
1947
88
61
0.00
1948
87
65
T
1949
98
71
0.00
1950
80
63
0.00
1951
72
59
0.01
1952
86
62
0.00
1953
89
67
T
1954
80
67
0.00
1955
92
72
0.05
1956
69
65
0.07
1957
91
67
0.22
1958
90
66
0.90
1959
86
66
0.06
1960
76
56
0.00
1961
67
60
0.34
1962
77
65
0.00
1963
79
57
T
1964
80
61
0.00
1965
86
61
0.00
1966
86
73
0.12
1967
64
53
0.00
1968
78
57
T
1969
94
67
0.14
1970
71
61
0.00
1971
94
65
0.26
1972
68
50
T
1973
86
67
0.74
1974
80
63
0.24
1975
85
71
0.00
1976
83
61
0.00
1977
96
74
0.00
1978
80
59
0.00
1979
72
59
T
1980
83
59
0.01
1981
83
65
0.35
1982
86
63
0.00
1983
79
65
0.10
1984
84
58
0.00
1985
91
61
0.25
1986
88
60
T
1987
82
62
0.00
1988
89
56
0.00
1989
85
66
0.00
1990
96
77
T
1991
84
63
0.09
1992
84
57
0.05
1993
88
75
0.00
1994
91
74
0.22
1995
84
66
1.72
1996
77
51
0.00
1997
66
56
0.08
1998
75
63
T
1999
93
79
0.00
2000
79
61
T
2001
88
68
0.00
2002
90
69
0.19
2003
94
73
0.12
2004
82
70
0.01
2005
87
67
0.10
2006
78
62
0.00
2007
86
67
0.16
2008
76
52
0.00
2009
69
59
0.20
2010
91
68
0.00
2011
89
65
0.00
2012
102
79
T
2013
83
56
0.00
2014 79 58 0.00
2015 81 59 0.00
2016 79 66 0.00
2017 83 64 0.00
2018 93 76 0.01
2019 91 70 0.00