Prolonged and intense heat wave continues into Friday with relief expected by this weekend. Extreme Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories remain in effect for portions of the Ohio Valley and the Southeast. Unsettled weather could produce severe weather and excessive rainfall for parts of the Central and Eastern U.S. 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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