Historical Weather for Chicago, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, United States (01-01 → 31-12)

Years 2005–2005 · Source: Meteostat

Showing 1 year series with 365 days for Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Latest Year Summary (2005)

Computed from observed daily Meteostat data for 2005 across the selected date window.

Average temperature

11.0°C

Long-term average unavailable

Total rainfall

679.0 mm

Across 2005 in the selected period

Rainfall details

  • 🌧️ 174 rain days
  • 💧 Wettest day: 2005-07-26 — 52.3 mm

Notable conditions

  • 🔥 Heatwave days: 12
  • 🥶 Frost days: 110
  • ❄️ Snow days: 48
  • 🌧️ Heavy rain days: 4

Average pressure

1,016.9 hPa

Weekly Rainfall Totals (2005)

Week of Dec 27: 8.7 mmWeek of Jan 3: 43.0 mmWeek of Jan 10: 46.4 mmWeek of Jan 17: 19.3 mmWeek of Jan 24: 0.1 mmWeek of Jan 31: 0.8 mmWeek of Feb 7: 26.8 mmWeek of Feb 14: 33.1 mmWeek of Feb 21: 0.9 mmWeek of Feb 28: 12.5 mmWeek of Mar 7: 8.0 mmWeek of Mar 14: 7.4 mmWeek of Mar 21: 13.8 mmWeek of Mar 28: 9.4 mmWeek of Apr 4: 3.4 mmWeek of Apr 11: 6.6 mmWeek of Apr 18: 16.4 mmWeek of Apr 25: 3.7 mmWeek of May 2: 0.7 mmWeek of May 9: 16.8 mmWeek of May 16: 13.7 mmWeek of May 23: 0.8 mmWeek of May 30: 7.0 mmWeek of Jun 6: 8.2 mmWeek of Jun 13: 1.7 mmWeek of Jun 20: 0.3 mmWeek of Jun 27: 5.6 mmWeek of Jul 4: 16.0 mmWeek of Jul 11: 18.4 mmWeek of Jul 18: 15.4 mmWeek of Jul 25: 56.2 mmWeek of Aug 1: 3.8 mmWeek of Aug 8: 25.1 mmWeek of Aug 15: 16.7 mmWeek of Aug 22: 0.5 mmWeek of Aug 29: 2.6 mmWeek of Sep 5: 0.1 mmWeek of Sep 12: 13.9 mmWeek of Sep 19: 40.4 mmWeek of Sep 26: 14.5 mmWeek of Oct 3: 1.7 mmWeek of Oct 10: 0.2 mmWeek of Oct 17: 11.0 mmWeek of Oct 24: 11.0 mmWeek of Oct 31: 23.2 mmWeek of Nov 7: 8.6 mmWeek of Nov 14: 10.5 mmWeek of Nov 21: 12.3 mmWeek of Nov 28: 25.1 mmWeek of Dec 5: 14.1 mmWeek of Dec 12: 5.7 mmWeek of Dec 19: 8.0 mmWeek of Dec 26: 8.9 mm
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Record extremes

Daytime High: 36.7°C · 24 Jul 2005

Nighttime Low: -17.3°C · 19 Dec 2005

Precip & wind peaks

Rain: 52.3 mm · 26 Jul 2005

Wind: 23.2 kts · 13 Nov 2005

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Observed daily conditions for Chicago, Illinois, United States

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2005 · 365 days

01 Jan → 31 Dec from Meteostat.

Year span

2005

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Observed extremes

High 36.7°C · Low -17.3°C

24 Jul 2005 to 19 Dec 2005 across 1 years.

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2005

365 days

01 Jan → 31 Dec

Temperature

High: -12.6°C → 36.7°C

Low: -17.3°C → 25.7°C

Precipitation

Rain: 679.0 mm

Snow: 838.6 cm

Wind

21.0 km/h avg · 43.0 km/h peak

Accessible data table

Daily values for the first series (showing up to 30 rows)

DayHigh (°C)Low (°C)Rain (mm) (mm)Snow (cm) (cm)Wind (kts) (km/h)Conditions
01 Jan2.9°C-1.6°C4.7 mm0.0 cm19.7 km/hDense drizzle
02 Jan10.5°C0.6°C4.0 mm0.0 cm25.9 km/hDense drizzle
03 Jan2.0°C0.5°C16.2 mm0.0 cm24.5 km/hModerate rain
04 Jan2.0°C0.1°C2.5 mm13.3 cm27.0 km/hModerate snowfall
05 Jan-0.1°C-3.0°C16.7 mm116.9 cm33.0 km/hHeavy snowfall
06 Jan-2.2°C-8.0°C6.3 mm44.1 cm27.2 km/hHeavy snowfall
07 Jan-3.6°C-10.3°C0.0 mm0.0 cm18.9 km/hOvercast
08 Jan-2.6°C-8.5°C1.2 mm9.1 cm10.3 km/hModerate snowfall
09 Jan2.3°C-8.5°C0.1 mm0.0 cm19.7 km/hLight drizzle
10 Jan2.0°C-3.6°C0.6 mm0.0 cm17.6 km/hModerate drizzle
11 Jan1.7°C0.2°C6.7 mm25.9 cm16.2 km/hHeavy snowfall
12 Jan13.8°C1.2°C16.3 mm0.0 cm34.2 km/hModerate rain
13 Jan11.4°C-6.3°C22.8 mm36.4 cm23.6 km/hModerate snowfall
14 Jan-7.6°C-13.0°C0.0 mm0.0 cm27.5 km/hOvercast
15 Jan-8.4°C-13.7°C0.0 mm0.0 cm12.3 km/hOvercast
16 Jan-9.3°C-12.8°C0.0 mm0.0 cm18.4 km/hOvercast
17 Jan-11.9°C-15.6°C0.0 mm0.0 cm19.8 km/hPartly cloudy
18 Jan-5.9°C-15.7°C1.0 mm7.7 cm36.6 km/hModerate snowfall
19 Jan1.1°C-5.2°C0.5 mm4.9 cm36.8 km/hModerate snowfall
20 Jan-2.5°C-4.8°C4.2 mm31.5 cm16.7 km/hModerate snowfall
21 Jan-5.0°C-8.3°C2.1 mm15.4 cm24.2 km/hModerate snowfall
22 Jan-5.3°C-10.2°C11.5 mm81.2 cm41.1 km/hHeavy snowfall
23 Jan-7.3°C-12.7°C0.0 mm1.4 cm30.3 km/hSlight snowfall
24 Jan-1.1°C-10.5°C0.0 mm0.0 cm26.1 km/hOvercast
25 Jan2.8°C-8.1°C0.0 mm0.0 cm21.0 km/hOvercast
26 Jan1.1°C-6.1°C0.0 mm0.0 cm28.6 km/hOvercast
27 Jan-6.4°C-14.8°C0.0 mm0.0 cm14.9 km/hOvercast
28 Jan-4.9°C-15.9°C0.0 mm0.0 cm18.0 km/hOvercast
29 Jan-0.3°C-6.9°C0.1 mm1.4 cm16.6 km/hSlight snowfall
30 Jan-0.4°C-5.9°C0.0 mm0.0 cm14.0 km/hOvercast

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