November Chicago Weather

If you are visiting Chicago in November or December it would be a good idea to take a look at the possible weather conditions. It can get warm in Chicago in November; the record high November temperature in Chicago Illinois for the last 52 years was 78 degrees Fahrenheit, most recently registered on November 5, 1978, while the average high temperature is 47. In the last 52 years the highest reported temperature in Chicago for November was 1 most recently encountered on November 29, 1976, while the regular low temperature for a given day during the month is 32.

It can also be brutally cold. United States National Weather Service historical weather data shows that on November 29, 1976, the high temperature did not exceed 13 degrees Fahrenheit, the lowest high measured in Chicago in the past 52 years. Weather Service records additionally indicate that on November 3, 1975, the low for the day was not measured below 62 degrees, the highest low temperature recorded in Chicago in the last 52 years.

The typical weather in Chicago in November is cool. Weather Service historical data shows that the average daily high temperature in Chicago on November First is 56 degrees Fahrenheit and the average high on the last day of November is 41 degrees. The low temperature in Chicago in November on the first day of the month averages 40 degrees and the low temperature on the last day of the month averages 25 degrees.

It can be rainy in Chicago in November. Chicago typically receives an average of 3.01 inches of rain during the month. On November 27, 1990 Chicago received 2.93 inches of rain, the most rain measured in a single day in November. Chicago receives an average of 2.1 inches of snow in November.On November 26, 1975 Chicago received 5 inches of rain, the greatest snowfall measured in a single day in November.

December Chicago Weather

December is pretty chilly in Chicago, although the highest measured temperature in Chicago Illinois for December was 71 degrees Fahrenheit, most recently registered on December 25, 1982, the standard high is 34. The lowest documented temperature in December for Chicago for the past 52 years was -25 most recently encountered on December 18, 1983, while the average low temperature is 20.

Sometimes it is very cold in Chicago in December. United States National Weather Service historical 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. Weather Service data also shows that on December 1, 1982, the lowest recorded temperature for the day did not drop below 58 degrees, the highest low measured temperature in Chicago in the last 52 years.

The weather gets colder as the month goes on. Historical weather data accumulated by the National Weather Service shows that the average daily high temperature in Chicago on December First is 39 degrees Fahrenheit and the average high on the last day of December is 33 degrees. The low temperature in Chicago in December on the first day of the month averages 25 degrees and the low temperature on the last day of the month averages 18 degrees.

Rain and snow are definitely possible in Chicago in December. Chicago usually receives an average of 2.43 inches of precipitation during the month. The most rain measured in a single day in December was 4.47 inches on December 25, 1982. Chicago averages 8.1 inches of snow in December. On December 31, 1978 Chicago received 10.1 inches of precipitation, the highest snowfall recorded in a single day in December.

Author Bio: Storm Daly is a weather junkie who follows November Chicago Weather and December Chicago Weather for Chicago Weather.US.

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