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° (6th warmest)
Average low: 33.8° (4th warmest)
Overall average temperature: 39.0° (4th warmest December)
Snow total: 1.2” (14th 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)
Snow total: 16.1” (25th snowiest)
FEBRUARY
Average high: 49.2° (Warmest)
Average low: 29.7° (7th warmest)
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Overall average temperature: 39.5° (Warmest February)
Snow total: 1.2” (11th lowest)
WINTER 2023-‘24
Average temperature: 34.5° (5th 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°)