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

 

CHICAGO

MEAN MONTHLY TEMPERATURE
OCTOBER

Normal: 54.0 degrees

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

 

45.0 1917   52.6 1893   55.5 1998
45.0 1925   52.6 1907   55.6 1877
46.1 1988   52.6 1932   55.6 1960
46.2 1895   52.7 2008   55.7 1968
47.2 1887   52.7 2018   55.8 1912
47.3 1987   52.8 1878   55.8 1970
48.1 1875   52.8 1906   56.0 1934
48.4 1980   52.8 1933   56.0 1939
48.6 1976   52.8 1983   56.0 2010
48.8 1952   52.9 1999   56.1 1881
48.9 2009   53.1 1929   56.1 1961
49.0 2006   53.1 2013   56.1 2000
49.1 1888   53.2 1982   56.4 1884
49.1 1981   53.2 1991   56.4 1915
49.4 1876   53.2 1997   56.5 1928
49.4 1889   53.3 1911   56.6 1975
49.5 1993   53.3 1913   56.9 1886
49.6 1873   53.3 1942   56.9 1941
49.6 1896   53.3 1966   56.9 2016
49.8 2002   53.3 1969   57.2 1919
50.2 1872   53.4 1904   57.2 1949
50.2 1972   53.4 1905   57.3 1962
50.4 1992   53.4 1944   57.4 1918
50.6 1898   53.4 1967   57.4 1940
50.6 1909   53.5 1974   57.5 1958
50.9 2019   53.6 1892   57.6 1922
51.1 1964   53.6 1903   57.6 2017
51.2 1937   53.6 1936   58.0 1882
51.4 1880   53.7 1874   58.0 1899
51.4 1890   53.7 1943   58.0 1927
51.4 1945   53.7 1986   58.4 1897
51.5 1948   53.7 1995   58.5 1946
51.5 2012   53.8 1979   58.5 1973
51.5 2020   53.9 2004   58.6 1910
51.6 1885   54.0 1965   58.8 1931
51.6 1930   54.0 1989   58.8 1938
51.6 1978   54.0 2022   59.0 1950
51.6 1990   54.2 1935   59.0 2007
51.8 1977   54.5 1916   59.4 1914
51.8 2003   54.7 1984   59.7 1953
51.9 1959   54.7 1994   59.7 2021
51.9 1996   54.7 2015   59.8 1924
52.0 1957   54.8 1921   60.8 1879
52.0 2014   54.9 1951   60.8 1956
52.1 1894   54.9 2011   61.4 1900
52.1 2001   55.2 1902   61.9 1920
52.2 1883   55.2 1908   62.1 1947
52.4 1926   55.2 2005   62.2 1971
52.5 1923   55.3 1954   64.3 1963
52.5 1985   55.4 1901      
52.6 1891   55.5 1955