A month–by-month breakdown of Chicago's warmest meteorological winter in 92 years

Meteorological winter is officially over, and it was the warmest winter in Chicago in 92 years. We had a remarkably warm December, a cold and snowy January, and a record-breaking February.

Here’s a breakdown month-by-month:

DECEMBER
Average high: 44.2°  (6^th warmest)
Average low: 33.8°  (4^th warmest)

Overall average temperature: 39.0° (4^th warmest December)

Snow total: 1.2”  (14^th lowest)

JANUARY
Average high: 30.7°  ( -0.5° from average)
Average low: 21.8°  (+4.6° from average)

Overall average temperature: 26.3° (+2.1° from average)

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Snow total: 16.1”  (25^th snowiest)

FEBRUARY
Average high: 49.2°  (Warmest)
Average low: 29.7°  (7^th warmest)

Overall average temperature: 39.5° (Warmest February)

Snow total: 1.2”  (11^th lowest)

WINTER 2023-‘24

Average temperature: 34.5° (5^th warmest)

Warmest winter since 1931-’32 (92 years)

Warmest winters:
1878-’88  (37.2°)
1931-’32 (35.7°)
1879-’80 (35.2°)
1881-’82 (35.1°)
2023-’24 (34.9°)