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Date |
Temperature |
| July 16, 1887 | 100 |
| July 17, 1887 | 100 |
| July 10, 1901 | 102 |
| July 21, 1901 | 103 |
| *July 3, 1911 | 100 |
| *July 4, 1911 | 102 |
| *July 5, 1911 | 102 |
| July 27, 1916 | 100 |
| July 30, 1916 | 102 |
| August 5, 1918 | 102 |
| August 6, 1918 | 101 |
| August 12, 1918 | 101 |
| July 19, 1930 | 101 |
| June 7, 1933 | 100 |
| June 27, 1933 | 100 |
| June 1, 1934 | 102 |
| July 22, 1934 | 101 |
| July 24, 1934 | 105 |
| August 8, 1934 | 100 |
| July 10, 1936 | 102 |
| September 7, 1939 | 100 |
| July 24, 1940 | 101 |
| July 25, 1940 | 101 |
| July 17, 1942 | 100 |
| June 27, 1944 | 100 |
| July 18, 1946 | 100 |
| *August 4, 1947 | 100 |
| *August 5, 1947 | 100 |
| *August 6, 1947 | 101 |
| August 24, 1947 | 100 |
| July 3, 1949 | 102 |
| June 28, 1952 | 101 |
| June 19, 1953 | 102 |
| June 20, 1953 | 104 |
| September 1, 1953 | 101 |
| September 2, 1953 | 101 |
| June 25, 1954 | 100 |
| July 27, 1955 | 100 |
| July 1, 1956 | 103 |
| September 7, 1960 | 100 |
| June 27, 1971 | 101 |
| June 28, 1971 | 101 |
| July 10, 1976 | 100 |
| July 7, 1980 | 102 |
| July 20, 1980 | 101 |
| July 22, 1983 | 100 |
| July 28, 1983 | 100 |
| **June 20, 1988 | 104 |
| **June 21, 1988 | 101 |
| **June 25, 1988 | 103 |
| **July 14, 1988 | 100 |
| **July 15, 1988 | 102 |
| **August 1, 1988 | 100 |
| **August 2, 1988 | 100 |
| July 10, 1989 | 101 |
| July 22, 1991 | 101 |
| August 2, 1991 | 101 |
| July 13, 1995 | 104 |
| July 14, 1995 | 100 |
| July 30, 1999 | 101 |
| July 24, 2005 | 102 |
| June 28, 2012 | 100 |
| * July 4, 2012 | 102 |
| * July 5, 2012 | 103 |
| * July 6, 2012 | 103 |
* Greatest number of consecutive 100 degree days (3)
| 1872-1879 | 0 |
| 1880-1889 | 2 |
| 1890-1899 | 0 |
| 1900-1909 | 2 |
| 1910-1919 | 8 |
| 1920-1929 | 0 |
| 1930-1939 | 9 |
| 1940-1949 | 10 |
| 1950-1959 | 8 |
| 1960-1969 | 1 |
| 1970-1979 | 3 |
| 1980-1989 | 12 |
| 1990-1999 | 5 |
| 2000-2009 | 1 |
| 2010-2019 | 4 |
Greatest Consecutive Number of Days in Each
Year with Maximum Temperature 90 Degrees or Higher
| 1871…0 | 1872…4 | 1873…2 | 1874...3 | 1875…0 | 1876…4 |
| 1877…1 | 1878…2 | 1879…3 | 1880…4 | 1881…3 | 1882…1 |
| 1883…3 | 1884…1 | 1885…2 | 1886…1 | 1887…3 | 1888…2 |
| 1889…2 | 1890…3 | 1891…3 | 1892…5 | 1893…3 | 1894…3 |
| 1895…4 | 1896…4 | 1897…3 | 1898…5 | 1899…1 | 1900…8 |
| 1901…2 | 1902…1 | 1903…5 | 1904…3 | 1905…3 | 1906…3 |
| 1907…1 | 1908…3 | 1909…2 | 1910…3 | 1911…6 | 1912…2 |
| 1913…3 | 1914…3 | 1915…1 | 1916…5 | 1917…4 | 1918…4 |
| 1919…3 | 1920…5 | 1921…5 | 1922…4 | 1923…8 | 1924…1 |
| 1925…3 | 1926…3 | 1927…4 | 1928…2 | 1929…2 | 1930…5 |
| 1931…6 | 1932…5 | 1933…3 | 1934…8 | 1935…2 | 1936…5 |
| 1937…2 | 1938…2 | 1939…4 | 1940…7 | 1941…3 | 1942…3 |
| 1943…4 | 1944…7 | 1945…3 | 1946…3 | 1947…8 | 1948…8 |
| 1949…6 | 1950…2 | 1951…2 | 1952…5 | 1953…11 | 1954…11 |
| 1955…11 | 1956…5 | 1957…3 | 1958…2 | 1959…11 | 1960…5 |
| 1961…3 | 1962…6 | 1963…3 | 1964…7 | 1965…2 | 1966…4 |
| 1967…2 | 1968…5 | 1969…5 | 1970…7 | 1971…4 | 1972…4 |
| 1973…10 | 1974…3 | 1975…4 | 1976…3 | 1977…9 | 1978…6 |
| 1979…1 | 1980…9 | 1981…2 | 1982…2 | 1983…9 | 1984…4 |
| 1985…4 | 1986…5 | 1987…10 | 1988…9 | 1989…2 | 1990…2 |
| 1991…5 | 1992…2 | 1993…2 | 1994…6 | 1995…5 | 1996…3 |
| 1997…5 | 1998…3 | 1999…5 | 2000…3 | 2001…5 | 2002…5 |
| 2003…2 | 2004…1 | 2005…8 | 2006…6 | 2007…4 | 2008...3 |
| 2009...3 | 2010...5 | 2011...5 | 2012...7 | 2013...4 | 2014...1 |
| 2015...2 | 2016...4 | 2017...7 | 2018...3 | 2019...3 | 2020...6 |
| 2021...5 | 2022...3 |
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Greatest Consecutive Number of Days with
Maximum Temperature 90 Degrees or Higher
| 11 days: | 10 days: |
| August 24-September 3, 1953 | August 25-September 3, 1973 |
| June 11-21, 1954 | July 17-26, 1987 |
| July 26-August 5, 1955 | |
| August 19-29, 1959 |
Greatest Number of Days with Maximum
Temperature 90 Degrees or Higher in any Year*
| 1) 47 (1988) | 6) 39 (1959) |
| 2) 46 (2012) | 7) 38 (1952) |
| 46 (1955) | 8) 36 (1954) |
| 4) 42 (1983) | 9) 35 (1971) |
| 42 (1953) | 35 (1964) |
*The normal amount of days where the maximum temperature reaches at least 90 degrees:
Greatest Number of Days with Maximum
Temperature 90 Degrees or Higher by Month
| 2 (April 1930) | 18 (August 1947) |
| 10 (May 1977) | 8 (September 1959 and 1971) |
| 16 (June 1954) | 2 (October 1971) |
| 19 (July 1955 and 1987) |
Least Number of Days with Maximum
Temperature 90 Degrees or Higher in any Year
| 0 (1871 and 1875) | 3 (2014, 2004 and 1902) |
| 1 (1882 and 1915) | 4 (1904, 1907, 1917, 1967, 2000 and 2009) |
| 2 (1889 and 1979) | 5 (1909) |
Lowest Temperatures Recorded
in Chicago (-16 Degrees and Lower)
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-16 |
January 2, 1879 |
-19 |
January 16, 1977 |
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January 15, 1893 |
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January 14, 1979 |
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January 26, 1897 |
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January 9, 1982 |
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January 7, 1912 |
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January 19, 1994 |
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January 18, 1930 |
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January 29, 1966 |
-20 |
January 9, 1875 |
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January 16, 1994 |
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January 25, 1879 |
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January 6, 2014 |
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January 20, 1984 |
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-17 |
February 8, 1899 |
-21 |
December 22, 1872 |
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February 12, 1899 |
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February 9, 1899 |
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January 22, 1936 |
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December 23, 1983 |
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February 5, 1979 |
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January 18, 1994 |
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December 25, 1983 |
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January 31, 2019 |
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January 15, 1994 |
-22 |
January 21, 1984 |
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-18 |
December 23, 1872 |
-23 |
December 24, 1872 |
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February 23, 1873 |
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January 17, 1982 |
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January 3, 1876 |
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January 19, 1985 |
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January 5, 1884 |
January 30, 2019 | |
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February 10, 1899 |
-25 |
January 16, 1982 |
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February 13, 1905 |
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December 24, 1983 |
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January 23, 1963 |
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December 22, 1983 |
-26 | January 10, 1982 |
Lowest Daily Mean Temperatures Recorded
in Chicago (-10 Degrees and Lower)
| -10 | January 4, 1884 | -13 | January 16, 1977 |
| January 15, 1893 | |||
| January 26, 1897 | -14 | February 9, 1899 | |
| February 10, 1899 | December 23, 1983 | ||
| January 20, 1984 | |||
| January 30, 2019 | -15 | January 25, 1879 | |
| January 10, 1982 | |||
| -11 | January 5, 1885 | ||
| February 8, 1888 | |||
| February 13, 1905 | -16 | January 20, 1985 | |
| January 23, 1963 | January 18, 1994 | ||
| December 25, 1983 | -17 | January 30, 2019 | |
| January 15, 1994 | -18 | December 24, 1983 | |
| February 2, 1996 | |||
| -12 | February 9, 1933 | ||
| February 3, 1996 |
Greatest Consecutive Number of Days in Each
Year with Minimum Temperature Zero Degrees or Lower
|
1872…4 |
1873…5 |
1874....2 |
1875…8 |
1876…3 |
1877…2 |
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1878…2 |
1879…5 |
1880…5 |
1881…1 |
1882…2 |
1883…6 |
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1884…5 |
1885…6 |
1886…3 |
1887…3 |
1888…6 |
1889…3 |
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1890…2 |
1891…2 |
1892…3 |
1893…5 |
1894…2 |
1895…4 |
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1896…3 |
1897…3 |
1898…3 |
1899…7 |
1900…5 |
1901…4 |
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1902…4 |
1903…4 |
1904…3 |
1905…5 |
1906…0 |
1907…3 |
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1908…1 |
1909…2 |
1910…2 |
1911…1 |
1912…10 |
1913…1 |
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1914…2 |
1915…3 |
1916…3 |
1917…5 |
1918…3 |
1919…3 |
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1920…2 |
1921…0 |
1922…2 |
1923…2 |
1924…3 |
1925…2 |
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1926…2 |
1927…3 |
1928…3 |
1929…3 |
1930…3 |
1931…0 |
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1932…2 |
1933…3 |
1934…3 |
1935…4 |
1936…7 |
1937…0 |
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1938…1 |
1939…0 |
1940…3 |
1941…2 |
1942…7 |
1943…2 |
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1944…2 |
1945…6 |
1946…2 |
1947…2 |
1948…3 |
1949…2 |
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1950…2 |
1951…3 |
1952…1 |
1953…1 |
1954…1 |
1955…4 |
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1956…0 |
1957…3 |
1958…3 |
1959…2 |
1960…3 |
1961…2 |
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1962…4 |
1963…9 |
1964…0 |
1965…8 |
1966…4 |
1967…2 |
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1968…6 |
1969…1 |
1970…5 |
1971…4 |
1972…3 |
1973…1 |
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1974…2 |
1975…2 |
1976…3 |
1977…5 |
1978…4 |
1979…7 |
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1980…2 |
1981…3 |
1982…6 |
1983…5 |
1984…4 |
1985…5 |
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1986…4 |
1987…3 |
1988…7 |
1989…5 |
1990…2 |
1991…1 |
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1992…2 |
1993…2 |
1994…8 |
1995…2 |
1996…6 |
1997…4 |
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1998…1 |
1999…3 |
2000…6 |
2001…1 |
2002…2 |
2003…1 |
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2004…3 |
2005…1 |
2006…1 |
2007…6 |
2008...2 |
2009...4 |
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2010…1 |
2011…2 |
2012…0 |
2013…2 | 2014…5 |
2015…6 |
| 2016…3 | 2017…3 | 2018…3 | 2019...3 | 2020...1 | 2021...2 |
| 2022...1 |
Greatest Consecutive Number of Days
with Minimum Temperature Zero or Lower
| 10 days: | 9 days: |
| January 4-January 13, 1912 | December 13-21, 1963 |
Greatest Number of Days in a Month
with a Minimum of Zero or Less
| 17 | January, 1977 | 13 | January, 1887 |
| January, 1888 | |||
| 15 | January, 1963 | January, 1912 | |
| February, 1936 | |||
| 14 | February, 1875 | January, 1982 | |
| January, 1979 | |||
| 12 | January, 1885 |
Greatest Number of Days During
Winter with Temperatures Below Zero
|
1884-85…25 |
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1935-36…24 |
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1962-63…24 |
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1981-82…22 |
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1874-75…21 |
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1978-79…21 |
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1872-73…19 |
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1881-82 (1) |
1938-39 (2) |
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1905-06 (6) |
1955-56 (2) |
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1930-31 (6) |
1959-60 (6) |
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1931-32 (1) |
1982-83 (3) |
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1936-37 (1) |
2011-12 (5) |
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1906 (6) |
1939 (3) |
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1921 (8) |
1956 (2) |
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1931 (6) |
1964 (2) |
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1937 (1) |
2012 (5) |
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43 days |
December 28, 1976-February 8, 1977 |
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33 days |
January 15, 1985-February 16, 1985 |
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29 days |
December 18, 1878-January 15, 1879 |
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January 22, 1895-February 19, 1895 |
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28 days |
January 22, 1905-February 18, 1905 |
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December 28, 1917-January 24, 1918 |
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100 hours |
December 22nd -December 25, 1983 |
| Average Date: | October 15th |
| Earliest Date: | September 22, 1995 (32) |
| Latest Date: | November 24, 1931 (30) |
| Average Date: | April 23rd |
| Earliest Date: | March 19, 1925 (28) |
| Latest Date: | May 25, 1992 (32) |
| Average Date: | October 27th |
| Earliest Date: | October 2, 1974 (28) |
| Latest Date: | December 3, 1899 (27) |
| Drop of 61 Degrees: | November 11-12, 1911 | (74/32; 32/13) |
| Drop of 58 Degrees: | February 8-9, 1900 | (62/10; 19/4) |
| December 13-14, 1901 | (49/8; 8/-9) | |
| Drop of 57 Degrees: | January 18-19, 1996 | (61/13; 13/4) |
| Rise of 58 Degrees: | February 13-14, 1887 | (30/0; 58/18) |
| March 10-11, 1972 | (40/15; 73/30) | |
| Rise of 56 Degrees: | April 9-10, 1977 | (62/29; 85/48) |
| April 23-24, 1986 | (63/25; 81/47) |
| 52 Degrees: | February 8, 1900 | (62/10) |
| 51 Degrees: | February 21, 1873 | (40/-11) |
| January 13, 1888 | (42/-9) | |
| 49 Degrees: | March 29, 1895 | (80/31) |
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30 Degrees March 26, 1908 |
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71 degrees at 2 pm and dropped to 41 degrees at 3pm. |
| April 20, 1936 - The temperature fell from 82 degrees to 55 in 10 minutes. Thereafter, the temperature fell to 32 degrees by 4am on the 21st. |
| January 30, 1938 - The temperature fell from 45 degrees at 7am to zero 24 hours later. |
| May 9, 1963 - Grant Park, Lake Effect. 22 degree drop from 84 degrees to 62 in 150 seconds. |
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