Weather Spark
Map
Compare
Averages
History
Hide Ads

December 2015 Weather History in Chicago United States

The data for this report comes from the Chicago Midway International Airport. See all nearby weather stations

This report shows the past weather for Chicago, providing a weather history for December 2015. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Chicago temperature history for December 2015. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Chicago Temperature History December 2015

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Temperature history in December 2015 in Chicago1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°FNovJan
The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Hourly Temperature in December 2015 in Chicago

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Hourly Temperature in December 2015 in Chicago18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanfreezingvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The hourly reported temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Map
Marker
© OpenStreetMap contributors

Compare Chicago to another city:

Map

Cloud Cover in December 2015 in Chicago

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Cloud Cover in December 2015 in Chicago18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
no significant cloudno cloud detectedceiling and visibility ok
The hourly reported cloud coverage, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Daily Precipitation in December 2015 in Chicago

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Daily Precipitation in December 2015 in Chicago1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 inNovJan
The daily measured quantity of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation.

Snow Depth in December 2015 in Chicago

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Snow Depth in December 2015 in Chicago1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 inNovJan
The daily measured snow depth, where available.

Observed Weather in December 2015 in Chicago

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Observed Weather in December 2015 in Chicago18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
foghazedrizzlelight rainmoderate rainheavy rainfreezing rainsleetsnow grainslight snowmoderate snowheavy snowhailthunderstorm
The hourly observed weather, color coded by category (in order of severity). If multiple reports are present, the most severe code is shown.
DayObservationsPrecipitationCodes
Tue, Dec 1 Thunderstorm with Light Drizzle, Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.13 in-TSDZ, -TSRA, RA, -DZ, BR
Wed, Dec 2 Snow, Light Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Light Drizzle, Fog, Mist0.13 inSN, -SN, -RASN, -DZ, FG, BR
Thu, Dec 3 Haze, MistHZ, BR
Fri, Dec 4 MistBR
Sat, Dec 5 Fog, MistFG, BR
Mon, Dec 7 Light Drizzle, Haze, Fog, Mist0.00 in-DZ, HZ, FG, BR
Tue, Dec 8 Haze, MistHZ, BR
Wed, Dec 9 MistBR
Fri, Dec 11 Light Drizzle0.00 in-DZ
Sat, Dec 12 Rain, Light Drizzle, Haze, Mist0.00 inRA, -DZ, HZ, BR
Sun, Dec 13 Thunderstorm with Rain, Rain, Light Rain, Mist0.78 inTSRA, RA, -RA, BR
Mon, Dec 14 Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.37 inRA, -RA, -DZ, BR
Tue, Dec 15 Light Drizzle0.00 in-DZ
Wed, Dec 16 Rain, Light Rain, Mist0.09 inRA, -RA, BR
Fri, Dec 18 Light Snow, Mist0.00 in-SN, BR
Sun, Dec 20 Light Rain0.00 in-RA
Mon, Dec 21 Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.55 inRA, -RA, -DZ, BR
Tue, Dec 22 Light Drizzle, Haze, Mist0.01 in-DZ, HZ, BR
Wed, Dec 23 Thunderstorm with Heavy Rain, Heavy Rain, Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Fog, Mist0.84 in+TSRA, +RA, RA, -RA, -DZ, FG, BR
Thu, Dec 24 Light Rain0.00 in-RA
Sat, Dec 26 Heavy Rain, Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.20 in+RA, RA, -RA, -DZ, BR
Sun, Dec 27 Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.11 in-RA, -DZ, BR
Mon, Dec 28 Light Snow and Ice Pellets, Freezing Rain and Ice Pellets, Light Freezing Rain and Ice Pellets, Light Freezing Rain and Snow, Light Rain and Ice Pellets, Light Snow and Rain, Rain and Ice Pellets, Heavy Rain, Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist1.40 in-SNPL, FZRAPL, -FZRAPL, -FZRASN, -RAPL, -SNRA, RAPL, +RA, RA, -RA, -DZ, BR
Tue, Dec 29 Light Snow, Mist0.00 in-SN, BR
Wed, Dec 30 Snow, Light Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist0.06 inSN, -SN, FZFG, BR
Thu, Dec 31 Light Snow0.00 in-SN

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December 2015 in Chicago

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December 2015 in Chicago1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrNovJanDec 219 hr, 8 minDec 219 hr, 8 minnightnightdaydayDec 19 hr, 22 minDec 19 hr, 22 minDec 319 hr, 11 minDec 319 hr, 11 minDec 119 hr, 12 minDec 119 hr, 12 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December 2015 in Chicago

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December 2015 in Chicago18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PMNovJan6:58 AM6:58 AMDec 14:20 PMDec 14:20 PM7:18 AM7:18 AMDec 314:29 PMDec 314:29 PM7:05 AM7:05 AMDec 84:19 PMDec 84:19 PM7:14 AM7:14 AMDec 214:22 PMDec 214:22 PM
The solar day over the course of December 2015. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December 2015 in Chicago

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December 2015 in ChicagoDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan00101020200010102020
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2015. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December 2015 in Chicago

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December 2015 in Chicago18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 254:45 PMNov 254:45 PMDec 114:30 AMDec 114:30 AMDec 255:12 AMDec 255:12 AM4:40 PM4:40 PM7:20 AM7:20 AM6:58 AM6:58 AM5:02 PM5:02 PM4:11 PM4:11 PM7:03 AM7:03 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2015IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
68%-11:22 AMWNW10:24 PMENE4:26 AMS244,836 mi
2
58%-11:55 AMW11:22 PME5:12 AMS247,659 mi
3
50%-12:25 PMW-5:55 AMS249,769 mi
4
39%12:19 AME12:53 PMW-6:38 AMS251,068 mi
5
30%1:16 AME1:21 PMW-7:20 AMS251,530 mi
6
21%2:12 AME1:50 PMW-8:02 AMS251,196 mi
7
14%3:09 AMESE2:21 PMWSW-8:45 AMS250,163 mi
8
8%4:07 AMESE2:54 PMWSW-9:31 AMS248,568 mi
9
3%5:04 AMESE3:32 PMWSW-10:18 AMS246,575 mi
10
1%6:02 AMESE4:14 PMWSW-11:08 AMS244,352 mi
11
0%6:58 AMESE5:02 PMWSW-12:00 PMS242,054 mi
12
2%7:52 AMESE5:55 PMWSW-12:54 PMS239,808 mi
13
6%8:42 AMESE6:54 PMWSW-1:48 PMS237,702 mi
14
13%9:28 AMESE7:57 PMWSW-2:42 PMS235,781 mi
15
21%10:09 AMESE9:02 PMWSW-3:35 PMS234,057 mi
16
31%10:48 AMESE10:09 PMW-4:28 PMS232,531 mi
17
43%11:23 AME11:17 PMW-5:19 PMS231,209 mi
18
50%11:58 AME--6:10 PMS230,122 mi
19
66%-12:25 AMW12:33 PME7:02 PMS229,336 mi
20
77%-1:35 AMW1:09 PME7:54 PMS228,949 mi
21
86%-2:44 AMWNW1:48 PMENE8:48 PMS229,073 mi
22
93%-3:54 AMWNW2:30 PMENE9:44 PMS229,807 mi
23
98%-5:01 AMWNW3:18 PMENE10:40 PMS231,207 mi
24
100%-6:05 AMWNW4:11 PMENE11:37 PMS233,258 mi
25
100%-7:03 AMWNW5:08 PMENE--
26
99%-7:55 AMWNW6:08 PMENE12:32 AMS235,856 mi
27
96%-8:40 AMWNW7:09 PMENE1:26 AMS238,821 mi
28
91%-9:19 AMWNW8:09 PMENE2:16 AMS241,917 mi
29
84%-9:54 AMWNW9:09 PME3:04 AMS244,888 mi
30
76%-10:25 AMW10:07 PME3:49 AMS247,488 mi
31
67%-10:55 AMW11:04 PME4:33 AMS249,503 mi

Humidity Comfort Levels in December 2015 in Chicago

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Humidity Comfort Levels in December 2015 in Chicago18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The hourly reported humidity comfort level, categorized by dew point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Wind Speed in December 2015 in Chicago

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Wind Speed in December 2015 in Chicago1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mph60 mph60 mphNovJan
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in December 2015 in Chicago

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Hourly Wind Speed in December 2015 in Chicago18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
0 mph calm 1 mph light air 4 mph light breeze 8 mph gentle breeze 13 mph moderate breeze 18 mph fresh breeze 25 mph strong breeze 31 mph near gale 39 mph gale 47 mph strong gale 55 mph storm 64 mph violent storm 73 mph hurricane force
The hourly reported wind speed, color coded into bands according to the Beaufort scale. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Hourly Wind Direction in 2015 in Chicago

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Hourly Wind Direction in 2015 in Chicago18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
calmnortheastsouthwest
The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in December 2015 in Chicago

History:20172016JFMAMJJASONDec20142013
Atmospheric Pressure in December 2015 in Chicago18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313129.0 inHg29.0 inHg29.5 inHg29.5 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.5 inHg30.5 inHgNovJan
The daily range of atmospheric pressure (gray bars), as measured by the altimeter setting reported in e.g. a METAR report.

The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Chicago Midway International Airport page.

See all nearby weather stations

Disclaimer

The information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site.

We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.

Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page.