Chicago New Years Day Climate Data

New Year's Day Weather for Northern Illinois: Statistics for Chicago and Rockford

Chicago:
The following statistics comprises 136 years of data. However snowfall data started in 1885 so it comprises 123 years. Data collection began at the University of Chicago, then at Midway, and currently at O'Hare which is now the official station for Chicago.

High Temperatures on New Years Day at Chicago

Frequency distribution of high temperatures for Chicago. This dataset shows that the most frequent range of high temperatures on New Year’s Day is in between 30 and 39 degrees. The normal high for New Year’s Day at Chicago is 30 degrees, which falls in the most frequent range. The highest temperature recorded on New Year’s Day is 65 degrees set in 1876. The coldest high temperature on New Year’s Day is 5 degrees which occurred in 1969. Last year, the high temperature was 27 degrees, which is in the 3rd most common range of high temperatures.

Low Temperatures on New Years Day at Chicago

Frequency distribution of low temperatures for Chicago. This dataset shows that the most frequent range of low temperatures on New Year’s Day is in between 20 and 29 degrees. The normal low temperature on New Year’s Day in Chicago is 15 degrees. The lowest temperature recorded on New Year’s Day is -10 degrees which occurred in 1969. The highest low temperature for New Year’s Day was 43 degrees in 1897 and 1950. Last year, the low temperature was 4 degrees, which is in the 3rd least common range of low temperatures.

Precipitation on New Years Day at Chicago

Frequency distribution of precipitation for Chicago. This dataset shows that the most frequent amount of precipitation recorded on New Year’s Day is 0.00”, which accounts for 43% of the days in the dataset. The next most frequent range is a Trace. The highest amount of precipitation on New Year’s Day occurred in 1948 when 1.33” of precipitation fell. This is the only instance where over an inch of precipitation fell on New Year’s Day. Last year, 0.05" of precipitation fell.

Frequency distribution of snowfall for Chicago. This dataset shows that the most frequent amount of snowfall recorded on New Year’s Day is 0.0”, which accounts for 59% of the days in the dataset. The next most frequent range is a Trace. The highest amount of snowfall recorded on New Year’s Day occurred in 1918 when 5.0” of snow fell. Last year, 0.8" of snow fell.

ADDITIONAL NEW YEARS DAY CLIMATE DATA ( * MEANS LAST OCCURRENCE)

MAX TEMP WARMEST	MIN TEMP WARMEST	PCPN WETTEST	SNOW MOST
65 1876	43 1897, 1950	1.33 1948	5.0 1918
57 1897	41 1892	1.25 1891	4.6 1978
55 1892	40 1876	0.94 1965	4.4 1948
54 1890, 1891	37 1916	0.70 1941	4.3 1985
52 1916	36 1886, 1891 1905, 1941	0.68 1916	3.1 1984
49 1921, 2004	35 1874, 1911 1930, 2000	0.61 1985
48 1886, 1905 1950, 2000	34 1965, 1972	0.57 1892
46 1930, 1934, 1941	33 1890, 1954 1955, 1997	0.48 1890
45 2006	32 * 1996	0.47 1918
44 1875, 1939	31 1976, 1992	0.44 1876

MAX TEMP COLDEST	MIN TEMP COLDEST	PCPN DRIEST	SNOW LEAST
5 1969	-10 1969	0.00 * 2007	0.0 * 2007
7 1928	-9 1968	T *2004	T * 1993
8 1974, 1988	-6 1887	0.01 * 1997	0.1 1947, 1958, 1967
12 1924	-5 1901, 1924	0.02 1878, 1934, 1995	0.2 1995
13 1977	-3 1928, 1945	0.03 1879, 1943, 2006	0.3 1959
14 1920	-2 1974	0.04 1897, 1971
15 1901, 1968	-1 1988	0.05 1914, 2008
16 1885, 1887, 1899	0 1899, 1977, 1978	0.06 1911
17 1912, 1957	1 1920	0.08 1976, 1979
18 1900, 1922	2 1900, 1935	0.09 1921

TJH and ACS 12/24/08

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