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
JANUARY

 

Normal: 25.2 degrees

***Coldest to Warmest Official Chicago Temperature Data from 1873-2023***

 
10.1 1977   22.0 2010   27.9 1975
11.9 1912   22.3 1877   27.9 2007
12.0 1893   22.3 2015   28.1 1874
12.2 1982   22.4 1886   28.1 1941
12.4 1979   22.5 1972   28.1 1960
13.3 1918   22.6 1943   28.1 1992
13.3 1963   22.6 1981   28.4 1949
14.4 1985   22.6 1999   28.5 1956
14.9 1888   22.8 1986   28.6 1882
15.7 2014   23.0 1899   28.6 1908
15.9 1978   23.3 1961   28.7 1898
15.9 1994   23.4 1980   28.7 1900
15.9 2009   23.4 1996   28.7 1947
16.2 1875   23.5 1951   28.7 1973
16.3 1887   23.5 2008   28.8 1909
16.3 1940   24.0 1903   28.8 1916
16.4 1883   24.0 1995   28.8 1967
17.1 1984   24.1 1915   28.8 2017
17.3 1970   24.2 1917   29.0 1889
17.6 1895   24.5 1965   29.2 1911
17.6 1929   24.5 2005   29.2 1953
17.7 1904   24.6 2001   29.2 2021
18.0 1948   24.7 2016   29.3 1913
18.1 1905   24.7 2018   29.4 1950
18.1 1962   24.8 1922   29.5 1964
18.4 1966   24.8 1927   29.5 1998
18.5 1959   24.8 1968   30.1 2020
18.8 1884   24.9 1955   30.2 1891
18.8 1885   25.1 1974   30.2 2012
18.8 1920   25.2 1902   30.8 1890
18.8 1957   25.2 1928   30.8 1923
19.0 1936   25.3 2000   31.0 1919
19.2 1945   25.4 1938   31.4 1944
19.2 1971   25.7 1910   31.6 1939
19.3 1997   25.7 1935   31.8 1878
19.4 1881   25.7 1942   31.9 2002
19.5 1892   25.9 1925   32.0 1931
19.6 1873   25.9 1987   32.3 1934
19.8 1924   26.0 1901   32.3 2023
19.8 1988   26.2 1993   32.4 1921
20.0 1976   26.3 1958   32.4 1989
20.1 1930   26.3 1983   32.5 1914
20.3 2004   26.4 1926   32.6 1906
20.6 2022   26.6 2013   32.8 1876
20.6 2011   26.7 1946   33.6 1932
20.8 1991   26.9 1937   33.9 1990
21.0 2019   27.0 1896   35.8 2006
21.3 1879   27.3 1952   36.7 1933
21.3 2003   27.5 1894   39.8 1880
21.7 1969   27.7 1954   No Data 1872
21.8 1897   27.8 1907      
 

Updated 3/20/23