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 Temperature Rankings for each month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Annual

 

CHICAGO

MEAN MONTHLY TEMPERATURE
DECEMBER

Normal: 30.5 degrees

***Coldest to Warmest Official Chicago Temperature Data from 1872-2022***

 

14.3 1983   26.7 1887   31.8 1953
16.0 2000   26.7 1937   31.9 1946
17.0 1985   26.8 1904   31.9 1954
17.4 1989   26.9 1927   32.0 1873
17.9 1963   27.2 2017   32.0 2014
18.4 1872   27.3 1899   32.2 1928
19.4 1876   27.4 1964   32.2 1987
19.6 1950   27.5 1973   32.3 1888
20.0 1903   27.6 1943   32.4 1894
20.0 1976   27.7 1988   32.4 1952
21.4 1919   27.7 1996   32.5 1920
21.6 1909   27.9 2007   32.5 1921
22.0 1944   28.0 1980   32.8 1906
22.2 1945   28.6 1929   32.8 1907
22.4 1917   28.6 1990   32.8 1956
22.4 1958   28.6 1992   32.8 2020
22.5 2010   28.7 1966   32.9 1874
22.9 2008   28.7 1968   32.9 1896
23.0 1942   28.7 1969   33.2 2018
23.3 1924   28.8 1932   33.4 1912
23.3 2005   28.9 2004   33.4 2001
23.3 2013   29.1 1915   33.5 1940
23.5 1892   29.1 2022   33.8 2006
23.8 1878   29.2 1938   34.0 1936
24.0 1880   29.6 1895   34.0 2019
24.0 1901   29.7 1930   34.1 1979
24.1 1914   29.8 1993   34.5 1957
24.3 1898   29.9 1922   34.7 1998
24.7 1977   29.9 1999   34.8 1994
24.9 1981   30.0 1884   35.0 1911
25.0 1897   30.0 1947   35.1 1939
25.0 1962   30.1 1900   35.2 2011
25.0 2016   30.2 2002   35.4 1891
25.2 1935   30.3 1991   35.9 1959
25.2 1972   30.4 1948   36.0 1875
25.3 1886   30.6 1890   36.0 1982
25.3 1925   30.6 1986   36.1 2012
25.3 1960   31.0 1883   36.3 1965
25.4 1893   31.0 1984   36.4 1941
25.8 1955   31.1 1879   36.7 1971
26.0 1916   31.2 1974   37.4 1913
26.0 1961   31.3 1908   37.7 1918
26.1 1978   31.3 1933   37.8 1881
26.2 1934   31.4 1970   38.0 2021
26.2 1951   31.5 1975   38.4 1931
26.3 1995   31.5 1997   39.0 2015
26.4 1902   31.6 2003   39.7 1923
26.4 1910   31.7 1967   40.7 1889
26.5 2009   31.8 1885   43.4 1877
26.6 1882   31.8 1905      
26.6 1926   31.8 1949