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What Was the Official Low Temperature in Chicago? Just Before 7 AM -2.9°F at O’Hare

-2.9 °F at 06:51 AM … Today: Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -22. West northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 5 by 9pm, then rising to around 13 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as -4. West southwest wind around 5 mph […] […]

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What’s the Latest First Snowfall in Fall in Chicago? Did Snowfall Ever Wait Until Winter?

Weather Record: The latest first snowfall (.3 inch) to occur in a Fall season was reported on December 16th, 1965. Flurries had fallen on November 18, 1965. Can we break the record? To beat the snow record, it can’t snow in Chicago
until after December 16th. Did snowfall ever wait until winter in Chicago? No, the first snowfall would have to be after the Winter Solstice, which is about December 21st. […]