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 >
DECEMBER RECORD HIGHS…LOWS…AND PRECIPITATION FOR CHICAGO
**Updated 12/31/2022**
| Day | Record High Temp/Year |
Record Low Max/Year |
Record High Min/Year |
Record Low Temp/Year |
Record Precipitation Daily/Year |
Record Snow Daily/Year |
| 1 | 68/1970 | 2/1893 | 52/1914 | -6/1893 | 1.23/2006 | 7.8/1978 |
| 2 | 71/1982 | 14/1942 | 58/1982 | -1/1942 | 4.47/1982 | 5.6/1991 |
| 3 | 71/1970 | 15/2006 | 54/1998 | -5/1940 | 1.12/1873 | 4.0/1893 |
| 4 | 66/1998 | 13/1991 | 56/1998 | 0/1893 | 1.19/1973 | 6.4/2016 |
| 5 | 68/2001 | 15/1895 | 55/1998 | 4/2005 | 1.10/1906 | 3.9/1977 |
| 6 | 65/1980 | 16/1893 | 52/1980 | 0/1972 | 1.12/1998 | 5.6/1950 |
| 7 | 64/1916 | 6/1882 | 45/1980 | -6/1882 | 1.12/1980 | 6.9/1978 |
| 8 | 64/1946 | 8/1927 | 53/1946 | -7/1882 | 1.21/1885 | 6.9/1977 |
| 9 | 62/1879 | 2/1876 | 56/1946 | -14/1876 | 1.47/2008 | 5.1/1931 |
| 10 | 62/1879 | 8/1919 | 46/1911 | -8/1978 | 2.18/1971 | 10.9/1934 |
| 11 | 61/1949 | 6/1962 | 50/1965 | -5/1972 | 1.73/1949 | 9.5/2000 |
| 12 | 61/1877 | 10/1962 | 48/1968 | -8/2000 | 1.76/1972 | 11.0/1903 |
| 13 | 67/1975 | 3/1903 | 48/2015 | -13/1903 | 1.14/1928 | 6.0/2000 |
| 14 | 66/1975 | 5/1903 | 47/1975 | -9/1901 | 1.43/2011 | 10.0/1951 |
| 15 | 66/2021 | -2/1901 | 50/2021 | -12/1901 | 1.10/1971 | 8.0/1987 |
| 16 | 66/2021 | 2/1951 | 43/1928 | -12/1951 | 1.67/1921 | 4.8/2008 |
| 17 | 60/1977 | 8/1945 | 44/1977 | -7/1951 | 1.28/1921 | 4.6/1951 |
| 18 | 62/1877 | 1/1884 | 43/1877 | -11/1983 | 1.41/2002 | 6.7/1929 |
| 19 | 64/1877 | 5/1963 | 57/1877 | -14/1983 | 2.66/1895 | 8.3/1973 |
| 20 | 67/1877 | 4/1901 | 55/1877 | -9/1963 | 1.67/1895 | 11.0/2002 |
| 21 | 62/1967 | 0/1989 | 49/1918 | -14/1989 | 1.81/1949 | 3.6/1983 |
| 22 | 57/1957 | 3/1989 | 50/1941 | -21/1872 | 0.90/2006 | 3.6/1953 |
| 23 | 62/1982 | -6/1983 | 49/1877 | -21/1983 | 2.50/1871 | 10.2/1961 |
| 24 | 64/1889 | -11/1983 | 51/1982 | -25/1983 | 2.61/1965 | 7.1/1918 |
| 25 | 64/1982 | -5/1983 | 46/1936 | -17/1983 | 0.50/1950 | 5.1/1950 |
| 26 | 61/2019 | 5/2017 | 45/1936 | -11/1983 | 0.98/1888 | 5.6/2009 |
| 27 | 61/2008 | 3/1925 | 51/1959 | -10/1950 | 1.74/2008 | 10.1/1894 |
| 28 | 69/1984 | -1/1880 | 49/1984 | -13/1924 | 1.47/2015 | 8.0/1987 |
| 29 | 63/1984 | 2/1983 | 47/2019 | -15/1880 | 0.78/1978 | 5.8/2000 |
| 30 | 61/1884 | 9/1938 | 51/1884 | -7/1909 | 1.69/1972 | 5.1/1927 |
| 31 | 68/1875 | 5/1976 | 43/1933 | -10/1967 | 0.89/1978 | 7.6/1978 |
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