Fresh Snow and Temperature Outlook Ahead of Christmas Day

If you are looking for fresh snow by Christmas morning or are curious about potential travel disruptions, the best chances for at least 1" of new snowfall early this week exist across the mountainous West, Great Lakes, and Northeast. Otherwise, temperatures this last full week of December will average above normal for much of the lower 48 states. Read More >

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

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Fresh Snow and Temperature Outlook Ahead of Christmas Day

Climate Data for Chicago on the 4th of July from 1872-Present