Chicago Weather In December

The highest recorded temperature in December for Chicago for the past 52 years was 71 degrees Fahrenheit, most recently measured on December 25, 1982, and the normal high is 34. The record low December temperature in Chicago for the last 52 years was -25 most recently encountered on December 18, 1983, while the mean low daily temperature during the month is 20.

United States National Weather Service historical Chicago December Weather data shows that on December 23, 1983, the high temperature did not exceed -11 degrees Fahrenheit, the lowest high measured in Chicago in the past 52 years. NWS data also shows that on December 1, 1982, the lowest measured temperature on that day did not drop below 58 degrees, the highest low temperature measured in Chicago in the last 52 years.

According to the National Weather Service, the high temperature in Chicago in December on the first day of the month averages 39 degrees and the high on the last day of the month averages 33 degrees. The daily low temperature in Chicago on December First averages 25 degrees Fahrenheit and the low on the last day of December averages 18 degrees.

Chicago normally receives an average of 2.43 inches of rain during December. December Chicago Weather records indicate that on December 25, 1982 Chicago received 4.47 inches of precipitation, the highest amount of rain recorded in a single day in December. Chicago averages 8.1 inches of snow in December. The most snow measured in a single day in December was 10.1 inches on December 31, 1978.