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 SPRING TEMPERATURE RANKINGS
SPRING (MARCH - MAY)

Seasonal Mean Temperature
Normal: 49.7 degrees

***Smallest to Greatest Official Chicago Temperature Data from 1873 - 2022***

42.4 1873   46.9 1887   49.1 1903
42.5 1892   46.9 1906   49.1 1941
42.8 1890   46.9 1975   49.1 1988
42.9 1875   46.9 2014   49.1 1990
43.1 1888   47.0 1898   49.2 1936
43.3 1893   47.0 1905   49.3 1974
43.5 1926   47.1 1989   49.3 1994
43.6 1885   47.1 2003   49.5 1908
43.6 1984   47.2 1913   49.7 1958
43.7 1891   47.2 1919   49.8 1973
43.7 1940   47.3 1889   50.0 1896
43.7 1996   47.3 1916   50.0 1918
44.0 1883   47.3 1944   50.2 1970
44.1 1947   47.3 1965   50.3 2006
44.2 1877   47.3 1971   50.3 2016
44.4 1874   47.3 2011   50.3 2017
44.4 1901   47.3 2019   50.3 2020
44.4 1904   47.4 1933   50.4 1911
44.6 1900   47.4 1961   50.4 1929
44.7 1907   47.8 1966   50.5 1962
44.7 1923   47.8 1972   50.5 1986
44.7 1983   47.9 1967   50.5 2004
44.8 1943   47.9 2005   50.5 2022
44.9 1884   48.0 1886   50.7 1922
45.0 1950   48.0 1902   50.7 1985
45.1 1881   48.0 1956   50.8 1945
45.2 1897   48.0 1982   50.8 1959
45.4 1917   48.1 1894   50.8 1976
45.4 1932   48.1 1948   50.9 1880
45.6 1909   48.1 1951   50.9 1963
45.6 1997   48.1 2018   51.0 1878
45.7 1882   48.2 1981   51.0 1942
45.7 1895   48.3 1939   51.0 1964
45.8 1912   48.3 1995   51.1 1910
45.8 1935   48.4 1915   51.1 2000
45.8 1937   48.4 1952   51.1 2007
46.0 1924   48.4 2015   51.2 1938
46.1 1960   48.5 1954   51.2 1998
46.2 1920   48.6 1879   51.5 1968
46.3 1899   48.6 1957   51.6 1987
46.3 1980   48.8 1914   51.7 1946
46.3 1993   48.8 1930   52.1 2021
46.4 1978   48.9 1927   52.7 1955
46.5 1979   48.9 1934   52.7 1991
46.6 1928   48.9 1969   52.7 2010
46.6 1931   48.9 2001   53.9 1921
46.6 2002   48.9 2009   56.2 1977
46.6 2008   49.0 1925   56.6 2012
46.8 1992   49.0 1949   No Data 1872
46.8 2013   49.0 1953      
46.9 1876   49.0 1999