Chicago, IL
Weather Forecast Office
Updated December 2024.
Chicago
Official weather records for Chicago date back to 1871 for temperatures and precipitation, and to 1884 for snowfall. Observation location history for Chicago can be found here.
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Christmas Climate Data for Chicago |
Top 10 Warmest (Highs) | Top 10 Coldest (Highs) | |||||
1 | 1982 | 64 | 1 | 1983 | -5 | |
2 | 2023 | 59 | 2 | 1985 | 2 | |
3 | 2019 | 57 | 3 | 1924 | 6 | |
4 | 1936 | 56 | 4 | 1996 | 9 | |
1895 | 56 | 5 | 1902 | 10 | ||
6 | 2021 | 55 | 1892 | 10 | ||
1971 | 55 | 7 | 2022 | 14 | ||
8 | 1994 | 52 | 8 | 1977 | 15 | |
1893 | 52 | 1899 | 15 | |||
1891 | 52 | 1879 | 15 | |||
1878 | 15 | |||||
Top 10 Warmest (Lows) | Top 10 Coldest (Lows) | |||||
1 | 2023 | 50 | 1 | 1983 | -17 | |
2 | 1936 | 46 | 2 | 1985 | -11 | |
3 | 1940 | 42 | 3 | 1980 | -8 | |
1877 | 42 | 4 | 2000 | -7 | ||
5 | 2019 | 37 | 5 | 1924 | -6 | |
6 | 1982 | 36 | 6 | 1984 | -3 | |
7 | 1957 | 35 | 7 | 1935 | -2 | |
1941 | 35 | 1903 | -2 | |||
1888 | 35 | 1892 | -2 | |||
1881 | 35 | 10 | 1990 | -1 | ||
10 | 4 years | 34 | 1914 | -1 | ||
Top 10 Wettest | Top 10 Snowiest | |||||
1 | 1950 | 0.50" | 1 | 1950 | 5.1" | |
1909 | 0.50" | 2 | 1909 | 5.0" | ||
3 | 1982 | 0.47" | 3 | 1933 | 4.3" | |
4 | 2009 | 0.46" | 4 | 1951 | 4.0" | |
5 | 2023 | 0.39 | 5 | 1935 | 3.9" | |
6 | 1957 | 0.38" | 6 | 1903 | 3.2" | |
7 | 1973 | 0.35" | 7 | 1965 | 2.9" | |
1979 | 0.35" | 8 | 2002 | 2.0" | ||
9 | 1967 | 0.34" | 1996 | 2.0" | ||
1979 | 0.34" | 10 | 1886 | 1.9" | ||
Percent of Years (Precip) |
Percent of Years (Snow) |
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>0 | 61% | >0 | 53% | |||
>=0.01 | 43% | >T | 33% | |||
>=0.10 | 18% | >=1 | 13% | |||
>=0.50 | 1% | >=3 | 4% | |||
>=1 | 0% | |||||
Top 10 Snow Depths (Official Snow Depth Measured at 6 A.M. CST) |
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1 | 1951 | 17" | Last snow depths: | |||
2 | 2000 | 12" | >=1 | 2022 | ||
3 | 1929 | 10" | >=3 | 2010 | ||
4 | 1969 | 9" | >=6 | 2008 | ||
1961 | 9" | >=10 | 2000 | |||
6 | 1909 | 8" | ||||
7 | 1934 | 7" | ||||
1884 | 7" | |||||
9 | 5 years | 6" |
Chicago Yearly
Year | High Temp | Low Temp | Precip | Snowfall | Snow Depth |
1872 | 20 | 4 | 0.00 | ||
1873 | 38 | 33 | 0.00 | ||
1874 | 43 | 23 | 0.00 | ||
1875 | 43 | 30 | 0.00 | ||
1876 | 28 | 21 | 0.03 | ||
1877 | 50 | 42 | 0.34 | ||
1878 | 15 | 3 | 0.00 | ||
1879 | 15 | 2 | 0.34 | ||
1880 | 34 | 28 | 0.01 | ||
1881 | 44 | 35 | 0.00 | ||
1882 | 40 | 33 | 0.22 | ||
1883 | 32 | 24 | 0.00 | ||
1884 | 18 | 8 | 0.11 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
1885 | 37 | 30 | 0.02 | T | T |
1886 | 35 | 18 | 0.17 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
1887 | 23 | 14 | T | 0.0 | T |
1888 | 39 | 35 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1889 | 47 | 33 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1890 | 28 | 20 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1891 | 52 | 34 | T | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1892 | 10 | -2 | 0.03 | 0.3 | T |
1893 | 52 | 30 | 0.03 | T | T |
1894 | 31 | 24 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1895 | 56 | 33 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1896 | 31 | 15 | 0.00 | 0.0 | T |
1897 | 32 | 18 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1898 | 29 | 26 | 0.05 | 0.5 | |
1899 | 15 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1900 | 18 | 12 | T | T | |
1901 | 35 | 29 | 0.16 | 0.0 | T |
1902 | 10 | 5 | T | T | 2.0 |
1903 | 30 | -2 | 0.26 | 3.2 | 5.0 |
1904 | 29 | 25 | 0.02 | 0.1 | T |
1905 | 34 | 24 | 0.00 | 0.0 | T |
1906 | 34 | 26 | 0.00 | 0.0 | T |
1907 | 39 | 31 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
1908 | 35 | 27 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1909 | 31 | 23 | 0.50 | 5.0 | 8.0 |
1910 | 32 | 13 | 0.03 | 0.3 | T |
1911 | 37 | 32 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1912 | 43 | 32 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1913 | 38 | 34 | 0.00 | 0.0 | T |
1914 | 16 | -1 | T | T | 4.0 |
1915 | 34 | 20 | 0.12 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
1916 | 32 | 19 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
1917 | 22 | 14 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1918 | 28 | 21 | 0.04 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
1919 | 31 | 19 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
1920 | 22 | 10 | 0.10 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1921 | 23 | 8 | T | 0.1 | 1.0 |
1922 | 45 | 31 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1923 | 38 | 34 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
1924 | 6 | -6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
1925 | 27 | 5 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
1926 | 30 | 15 | T | T | T |
1927 | 35 | 24 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1928 | 39 | 29 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1929 | 29 | 24 | 0.01 | 0.2 | 10.0 |
1930 | 40 | 29 | T | 0.0 | T |
1931 | 39 | 33 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1932 | 49 | 32 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1933 | 21 | 7 | 0.28 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
1934 | 30 | 27 | 0.04 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
1935 | 26 | -2 | 0.19 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
1936 | 56 | 46 | 0.11 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1937 | 33 | 24 | 0.00 | 0.0 | T |
1938 | 28 | 20 | T | T | 1.0 |
1939 | 43 | 27 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1940 | 50 | 42 | 0.07 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1941 | 39 | 35 | 0.11 | T | 0.0 |
1942 | 36 | 33 | T | T | 2.0 |
1943 | 46 | 26 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1944 | 25 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
1945 | 37 | 27 | 0.19 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
1946 | 46 | 16 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1947 | 33 | 18 | 0.09 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
1948 | 22 | 13 | 0.01 | 0.2 | T |
1949 | 39 | 31 | 0.35 | 0.1 | T |
1950 | 20 | 6 | 0.50 | 5.1 | 6.0 |
1951 | 30 | 23 | 0.32 | 4.0 | 17.0 |
1952 | 30 | 22 | T | T | T |
1953 | 38 | 27 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
1954 | 45 | 31 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1955 | 40 | 29 | T | T | 0.0 |
1956 | 30 | 28 | 0.02 | 0.3 | T |
1957 | 45 | 35 | 0.38 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1958 | 37 | 27 | T | T | T |
1959 | 45 | 25 | T | 0.0 | 4.0 |
1960 | 41 | 13 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
1961 | 27 | 5 | T | T | 9.0 |
1962 | 26 | 12 | 0.10 | 1.2 | T |
1963 | 39 | 18 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
1964 | 30 | 22 | 0.20 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
1965 | 35 | 30 | 0.34 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
1966 | 27 | 16 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1967 | 37 | 12 | 0.09 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
1968 | 18 | 1 | T | T | 1.0 |
1969 | 28 | 21 | T | T | 9.0 |
1970 | 26 | 9 | 0.10 | 1.3 | T |
1971 | 55 | 30 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1972 | 35 | 30 | 0.03 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
1973 | 44 | 34 | 0.35 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
1974 | 24 | 13 | T | T | 3.0 |
1975 | 35 | 28 | 0.01 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1976 | 34 | 23 | T | T | T |
1977 | 15 | 0 | T | T | 2.0 |
1978 | 25 | 13 | 0.01 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1979 | 38 | 32 | 0.05 | T | 0.0 |
1980 | 17 | -8 | T | T | 2.0 |
1981 | 34 | 14 | 0.00 | 0.0 | T |
1982 | 64 | 36 | 0.47 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1983 | -5 | -17 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
1984 | 19 | -3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
1985 | 2 | -11 | 0.00 | 0.0 | T |
1986 | 32 | 26 | T | T | 0.0 |
1987 | 36 | 29 | T | T | T |
1988 | 29 | 17 | T | T | 0.0 |
1989 | 36 | 14 | 0.03 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1990 | 28 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1991 | 42 | 17 | 0.00 | 0.0 | T |
1992 | 25 | 10 | T | T | T |
1993 | 18 | 5 | 0.03 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1994 | 52 | 24 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1995 | 31 | 14 | 0.02 | 0.2 | T |
1996 | 9 | 1 | 0.03 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
1997 | 35 | 26 | T | T | 1.0 |
1998 | 33 | 17 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1999 | 31 | 7 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2000 | 17 | -7 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 12.0 |
2001 | 22 | 12 | T | 0.2 | 1.0 |
2002 | 29 | 23 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
2003 | 36 | 17 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2004 | 19 | 11 | 0.02 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
2005 | 36 | 33 | 0.03 | T | 0.0 |
2006 | 37 | 30 | T | T | 0.0 |
2007 | 42 | 21 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2008 | 24 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
2009 | 43 | 21 | 0.46 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
2010 | 31 | 20 | 0.06 | 0.9 | 5.0 |
2011 | 45 | 29 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2012 | 33 | 25 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
2013 | 27 | 18 | 0.07 | 1.2 | T |
2014 | 42 | 33 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2015 | 44 | 32 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2016 | 39 | 32 | 0.09 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
2017 | 21 | 2 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
2018 | 45 | 28 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2019 | 57 | 37 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2020 | 22 | 8 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2021 | 55 | 31 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2022 | 14 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
2023 | 59 | 50 | 0.39 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Rockford
Official weather records for Rockford date back to 1905 for temperatures, precipitation, and snowfall. Some of the observations for Rockford prior to 1950 contain missing snowfall and snow depth information, so some of the snowfall statistics for Christmas have been calculated on data from 1950 to present. Observation location history for Rockford can be found here.
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Christmas Climate Data for Rockford |
Top 10 Warmest (Highs) | Top 10 Coldest (Highs) | |||||
1 | 2019 | 59 | 1 | 1983 | -5 | |
2 | 1982 | 58 | 2 | 1985 | 2 | |
3 | 2023 | 57 | 3 | 1996 | 5 | |
4 | 1936 | 52 | 4 | 2000 | 7 | |
1905 | 52 | 5 | 1977 | 9 | ||
6 | 2021 | 51 | 1914 | 9 | ||
7 | 1922 | 49 | 7 | 1924 | 10 | |
8 | 1940 | 48 | 8 | 1910 | 13 | |
9 | 1943 | 47 | 9 | 2022 | 14 | |
1912 | 47 | 1993 | 14 | |||
1980 | 14 | |||||
1933 | 14 | |||||
Top 10 Warmest (Lows) | Top 10 Coldest (Lows) | |||||
1 | 2023 | 45 | 1 | 2000 | -22 | |
2 | 1940 | 43 | 2 | 1983 | -15 | |
1936 | 43 | 3 | 1985 | -12 | ||
4 | 1973 | 35 | 4 | 1980 | -11 | |
5 | 2019 | 33 | 1924 | -11 | ||
2014 | 33 | 6 | 1914 | -10 | ||
2005 | 33 | 7 | 1984 | -7 | ||
1982 | 33 | 1935 | -7 | |||
9 | 2016 | 32 | 9 | 2008 | -6 | |
1972 | 32 | 1990 | -6 | |||
1957 | 32 | 1977 | -6 | |||
1941 | 32 | |||||
Top 10 Wettest | Top 10 Snowiest | |||||
1 | 1945 | 1.25" | 1 | 1909 | 6.0" | |
2 | 2023 | 0.57" | 2 | 1950 | 4.0" | |
3 | 1957 | 0.55" | 3 | 1951 | 3.4" | |
4 | 1950 | 0.42" | 4 | 1935 | 2.5" | |
5 | 1909 | 0.33" | 5 | 1962 | 2.1" | |
6 | 1973 | 0.32" | 6 | 1945 | 1.5" | |
7 | 1920 | 0.30" | 7 | 1996 | 1.0" * | |
8 | 2009 | 0.25" | 8 | 1978 | 0.9" | |
9 | 1935 | 0.22" | 1965 | 0.9" | ||
10 | 1951 | 0.21" | 10 | 2013 | 0.8" | |
* = Estimated | ||||||
Percent of Years (Precip) |
Percent of Years (Snow) Since 1950 |
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>0 | 50% | >0 | 53% | |||
>=0.01 | 27% | >=0.1 | 25% | |||
>=0.1 | 13% | >=1 | 6% | |||
>=0.5 | 2% | >=3 | 3% | |||
>=1 | 1% | |||||
Top 10 Snow Depths (Official Snow Depth Measured at 6 A.M. CST) |
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1 | 2000 | 14" | Last snow depths: | |||
1951 | 14" | >=1 | 2022 | |||
3 | 2008 | 13" | >=3 | 2016 | ||
4 | 1950 | 12" | >=6 | 2016 | ||
5 | 1969 | 10" | >=10 | 2008 | ||
6 | 2010 | 8" | ||||
1918 | 8" | |||||
8 | 2016 | 6" | ||||
2013 | 6" | |||||
1983 | 6" |
Rockford Yearly
Year | High Temp | Low Temp | Precip | Snowfall | Snow Depth |
1905 | 52 | 26 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1906 | 30 | 9 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1907 | 38 | 26 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1908 | 39 | 26 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1909 | 26 | 21 | 0.33 | 6.0 | |
1910 | 13 | 7 | 0.05 | 0.0 | |
1911 | 35 | 22 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1912 | 47 | 29 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1913 | 32 | 23 | T | T | T |
1914 | 9 | -10 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
1915 | 32 | 18 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1916 | 30 | -3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
1917 | 26 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1918 | 26 | 13 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
1919 | 34 | 13 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1920 | MM | -1 | 0.30 | 0.0 | |
1921 | 20 | -3 | T | T | |
1922 | 49 | 27 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1923 | 40 | 30 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1924 | 10 | -11 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1925 | 22 | 3 | 0.03 | 0.5 | |
1926 | 18 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1927 | 36 | 13 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1928 | 41 | 27 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1929 | 36 | 21 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1930 | 39 | 27 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1931 | 39 | 27 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1932 | 45 | 29 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1933 | 14 | -1 | T | T | |
1934 | 27 | 22 | 0.05 | 0.5 | |
1935 | 20 | -7 | 0.22 | 2.5 | |
1936 | 52 | 43 | 0.16 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1937 | 32 | 14 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1938 | 29 | 21 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1939 | 46 | 22 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1940 | 48 | 43 | 0.10 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1941 | 37 | 32 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1942 | 40 | 14 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1943 | 47 | 17 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1944 | 25 | 9 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1945 | 34 | 19 | 1.25 | 1.5 | |
1946 | 43 | 10 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1947 | 37 | 19 | T | T | 0.0 |
1948 | 18 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | |
1949 | 37 | 22 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1950 | 15 | 0 | 0.42 | 4.0 | 12.0 |
1951 | 28 | 11 | 0.21 | 3.4 | 14.0 |
1952 | 27 | 18 | T | T | 0.0 |
1953 | 41 | 21 | 0.00 | 0.0 | T |
1954 | 41 | 27 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1955 | 36 | 24 | 0.01 | T | T |
1956 | 30 | 26 | T | T | T |
1957 | 41 | 32 | 0.55 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1958 | 36 | 20 | T | T | T |
1959 | 39 | 20 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
1960 | 42 | 10 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
1961 | 25 | 1 | T | T | 5.0 |
1962 | 21 | 3 | 0.17 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
1963 | 37 | 11 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
1964 | 26 | 16 | 0.05 | 0.7 | T |
1965 | 30 | 19 | 0.05 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
1966 | 24 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | T |
1967 | 34 | 8 | 0.01 | 0.1 | T |
1968 | 17 | -2 | T | T | 1.0 |
1969 | 28 | 18 | T | T | 10.0 |
1970 | 27 | 3 | 0.02 | 0.3 | T |
1971 | 40 | 30 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1972 | 33 | 32 | 0.04 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
1973 | 37 | 35 | 0.32 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
1974 | 23 | 6 | T | T | 1.0 |
1975 | 32 | 29 | T | T | T |
1976 | 34 | 19 | T | T | T |
1977 | 9 | -6 | T | T | 4.0 |
1978 | 24 | 10 | 0.03 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
1979 | 36 | 23 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1980 | 14 | -11 | T | T | 1.0 |
1981 | 34 | 13 | 0.00 | 0.0 | T |
1982 | 58 | 33 | 0.13 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1983 | -5 | -15 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
1984 | 20 | -7 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
1985 | 2 | -12 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
1986 | 30 | 24 | T | T | T |
1987 | 35 | 25 | T | T | 1.0 |
1988 | 27 | 15 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1989 | 37 | 14 | 0.03 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
1990 | 25 | -6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | T |
1991 | 38 | 14 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
1992 | 28 | 8 | T | 0.1 | 0.0 |
1993 | 14 | 4 | 0.04 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
1994 | 45 | 20 | 0.00 | 0.0 | T |
1995 | 26 | 13 | T | T | T |
1996 | 5 | -3 | 0.10 | 1.0* | 0.0* |
1997 | 30 | 24 | T | T* | 2.0* |
1998 | 33 | 12 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0* |
1999 | 32 | 7 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 2.0* |
2000 | 7 | -22 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 14.0 |
2001 | 18 | 9 | T | 0.1 | T |
2002 | 28 | 23 | T | T* | 0.0* |
2003 | 39 | 12 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0* |
2004 | 20 | 12 | T | 0.4 | T |
2005 | 36 | 33 | T | T | 1.0 |
2006 | 37 | 29 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2007 | 40 | 20 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
2008 | 24 | -6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 13.0 |
2009 | 40 | 16 | 0.25 | 0.5 | T |
2010 | 32 | 22 | 0.01 | 0.2 | 8.0 |
2011 | 44 | 24 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2012 | 26 | 13 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
2013 | 25 | 17 | 0.04 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
2014 | 45 | 33 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2015 | 36 | 29 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2016 | 39 | 32 | 0.16 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
2017 | 15 | -1 | T | T | 1.0 |
2018 | 46 | 25 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2019 | 59 | 33 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2020 | 24 | 8 | T | T | T |
2021 | 51 | 25 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2022 | 14 | 0 | T | T | 2.0 |
2023 | 57 | 45 | 0.57 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* = Estimated based on nearby NWS Cooperative Observer data.
Christmas Eve
Below are statistics for Chicago and Rockford for Christmas Eve. This is for the calendar day of December 24. So if curious about the night of the 24th, remember that after midnight (such as when low temperatures are often observed), they tend to fall on the calendar day of Christmas (December 25).
Chicago
Top 3 Warmest (Highs) | Top 3 Coldest (Highs) | |||||
1 | 1889 | 64 | 1 | 1983 | -11 | |
2 | 1982 | 62 | 2 | 1872 | 5 | |
3 | 1877 | 59 | 3 | 1878 | 8 | |
Top 3 Warmest (Lows) | Top 3 Coldest (Lows) | |||||
1 | 1982 | 51 | 1 | 1983 | -25 | |
2 | 1877 | 49 | 2 | 1872 | -23 | |
3 | 2023 | 48 | 3 | 1878 | -9 | |
Top 3 Wettest | Top 3 Snowiest | |||||
1 | 1965 | 2.61" | 1 | 1918 | 7.1" | |
2 | 1982 | 1.71" | 2 | 1951 | 4.6" | |
3 | 1979 | 1.53" | 3 | 1915 | 3.0" | |
Last Accum Snow: 2020 (0.2") | ||||||
Last 1+" Snow: 2017 (1.8") | ||||||
Top Snow Depths (Official Snow Depth Measured at 6 A.M. CST) |
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1 | 1929 | 13" | Last snow depths: | |||
2 | 2000 | 12" | >=1 | 2022 | ||
3 | 1969 | 10" | >=3 | 2016 | ||
1951 | 10" | >=6 | 2008 | |||
Rockford
Top 3 Warmest (Highs) | Top 3 Coldest (Highs) | |||||
1 | 2021 | 55 | 1 | 1983 | -11 | |
2019 | 55 | 2 | 2000 | 6 | ||
1982 | 55 | 3 | 2022 | 12 | ||
2004 | 12 | |||||
Top 3 Warmest (Lows) | Top 3 Coldest (Lows) | |||||
1 | 2023 | 47 | 1 | 1983 | -24 | |
2 | 1982 | 46 | 2 | 2000 | -15 | |
3 | 1931 | 37 | 3 | 2013 | -11 | |
Top 3 Wettest | Top 3 Snowiest | |||||
1 | 1965 | 1.77" | 1 | 1918 | 8.0" | |
2 | 1979 | 1.54" | 2 | 1945 | 5.0" | |
3 | 2009 | 1.27" | 3 | 1916 | 4.0" | |
Last Accum Snow: 2017 (1.0") | ||||||
Last 1+" Snow: 2017 (1.0") | ||||||
Top Snow Depths (Official Snow Depth Measured at 6 A.M. CST) |
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1 | 2000 | 14" | Last snow depths: | |||
2 | 2008 | 11" | >=1 | 2022 | ||
3 | 1969 | 9" | >=3 | 2016 | ||
1951 | 9" | >=6 | 2016 | |||
White Christmas
A "White Christmas" is defined as one having at least 1 inch of snow on the ground. Below are information on the climatological likelihood of this based on 1991-2020 normals.
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Nationwide Climatological Probabilities |
To learn more about these maps and to see an interactive one, please see this page. |
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Regional Climatological Probabilities (same as above but zoomed-in) |
To learn more about these maps and to see an interactive one, please see this page. |
Chicago
Probability of a White Christmas | |
1991-2020 Normals | 1884-2021 Period of Record |
34% | 41% |
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White Christmas History for Chicago |
Rockford
Probability of a White Christmas | |
1991-2020 Normals | 1950-2021 Period of Record* |
45% | 44% |
* Some of the observations for Rockford prior to 1950 contain missing snowfall and snow depth information, so the snow depth statistics were calculated on data from 1950 to present.
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White Christmas History for Rockford |
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