Chicago Weather In February

The record high temperature in Chicago for the last 52 years in February was 71 degrees Fahrenheit, most recently registered on February 15, 1976, while the average high temperature is 35. In the last 52 years the highest reported temperature in Chicago for February was -19 registered on February 2, 1996, and the normal low daily temperature is 19.

United States NWS historical Chicago February Weather data records that on February 3, 1996, the high temperature did not exceed -5 degrees Fahrenheit, the lowest high measured in Chicago in the past 52 years. The Weather Service additionally indicates that on February 23, 2000, the low for the day did not drop below 51 degrees, the highest low recorded in Chicago in the last 52 years.

NWS data indicates that the daily high temperature in Chicago on February First averages 32 degrees Fahrenheit and the high on the last day of February averages 39 degrees. The average recorded low temperature in Chicago on February First is 17 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low on the last day of February is 22 degrees.

Chicago normally receives an average of 1.63 inches of rain during February. According to February Chicago Weather records, the most rain measured in a single day in February was 3.44 inches on February 26, 1997. Chicago averages 7.7 inches of snow in February. The highest snowfall measured in a single day in February was 9.7 inches on February 10, 1981.