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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 AND PRECIPITATION RECORDS
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

 

JANUARY RECORD HIGHS…LOWS…PRECIPITATION…AND SNOW FOR CHICAGO

**Updated 01/31/2023**

 

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 65/1876 1/2018 43/1950 -10/1969 1.33/1948 5.0/1918
2 61/2004 2/1920 47/1897 -16/1879 1.24/1999 18.6/1999
3 60/1950 0/1879 46/1874 -18/1879 1.24/1897 7.1/1971
4 64/1997 -6/1884 41/1909 -14/1884 1.20/1993 5.6/2004
5 56/1890 -5/1924 44/1946 -18/1884 0.80/1929 8.7/2014
6 60/2008 -2/2014 41/2008 -16/2014 1.44/1918 14.4/1918
7 65/2008 -4/1942 51/2008 -16/1912 0.65/1907 3.9/2010
8 63/1965 0/1970 45/1876 -11/1942 1.18/1935 3.6/1974
9 60/1880 0/1962 45/1939 -20/1875 0.76/1946 6.8/1977
10 60/1975 -4/1982 42/1975 -26/1982 2.29/1975 8.4/2009
11 61/1880 4/1982 42/2013 -11/1977 0.64/1918 5.9/1918
12 62/2005 2/1997 42/1932 -14/1918 2.76/1960 8.1/1908
13 58/1932 -2/1893 44/1932 -9/1929 1.37/1950 16.5/1979
14 60/1928 1/1994 41/1953 -14/1979 1.10/1871 6.3/1929
15 60/1949 -5/1972 40/1894 -19/1979 0.81/1877 4.2/1997
16 57/1990 -7/1977 42/1913 -25/1982 0.90/2017 6.4/1885
17 60/1894 3/1997 42/1973 -23/1982 0.70/1910 4.9/1970
18 61/1996 -11/1994 47/1973 -21/1994 1.51/1876 5.3/1943
19 57/1933 3/1994 38/1880 -23/1985 1.72/1907 8.8/1963
20 63/1906 -4/1985 45/1921 -27/1985 1.13/1898 8.0/1886
21 62/1906 -4/1883 43/1916 -22/1984 1.49/1916 5.0/1958
22 59/1909 -4/1883 51/1909 -17/1936 1.39/1887 6.2/2005
23 65/1909 -4/1963 56/1909 -18/1963 0.89/1999 4.5/1897
24 65/1967 -2/1904 44/1967 -15/1897 0.76/1938 5.7/1893
25 67/1950 -10/1897 45/1916 -20/1897 1.12/1990 5.0/1898
26 62/1944 -3/1897 49/1916 -16/1897 1.66/1967 16.4/1967
27 62/1916 -1/1895 47/1944 -10/1955 0.74/1967 6.6/1967
28 60/1914 -3/1966 40/1968 -13/1977 0.71/1909 5.0/2019
29 63/2013 -6/1966 39/2013 -16/1966 1.33/2013 5.3/1909
30 55/1988 -10/2019 46/1988 -23/2019 0.97/1939 14.9/1939
31 65/1989 1/2019 45/1877 -21/2019 1.52/1914 9.5/1914