Winter 2011 Weather History in Chicago Illinois, United States

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This report shows the past weather for Chicago, providing a weather history for the winter of 2011. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Chicago temperature history for the winter of 2011. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Chicago Temperature History in the Winter of 2011

Temperature history in the Winter of 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°FFallSpring
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 the Winter of 2011 in Chicago

Hourly Temperature in the Winter of 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringvery coldwarm
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.
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Cloud Cover in the Winter of 2011 in Chicago

Cloud Cover in the Winter of 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
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 the Winter of 2011 in Chicago

Daily Precipitation in the Winter of 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 inFallSpring
The daily measured quantity of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation.

Snow Depth in the Winter of 2011 in Chicago

Snow Depth in the Winter of 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 inFallSpring
The daily measured snow depth, where available.

Observed Weather in the Winter of 2011 in Chicago

Observed Weather in the Winter of 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
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
Fri, Dec 2 Light Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Mist0.00 in-SN, -RASN, BR
Sat, Dec 3 Light Rain, Light Drizzle0.16 in-RA, -DZ
Sun, Dec 4 Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Haze, Mist0.05 in-RA, -DZ, HZ, BR
Mon, Dec 5 Light Rain and Snow, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.01 in-RASN, -RA, -DZ, BR
Tue, Dec 6 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Thu, Dec 8 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Fri, Dec 9 Light Snow, Mist0.00 in-SN, BR
Tue, Dec 13 Light Rain, Mist0.05 in-RA, BR
Wed, Dec 14 Rain, Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Mist1.00 inRA, -RA, DZ, -DZ, BR
Thu, Dec 15 Light Drizzle, Mist0.02 in-DZ, BR
Sat, Dec 17 Light Snow, Haze, Mist0.02 in-SN, HZ, BR
Sun, Dec 18 Haze, Freezing Fog, MistHZ, FZFG, BR
Tue, Dec 20 Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.00 in-RA, -DZ, BR
Wed, Dec 21 Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Fog, Mist0.00 in-RA, -DZ, FG, BR
Thu, Dec 22 Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Haze, Mist0.04 in-RA, -DZ, HZ, BR
Fri, Dec 23 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Mon, Dec 26 Light Rain0.01 in-RA
Tue, Dec 27 Light Rain, Mist0.16 in-RA, BR
Thu, Dec 29 Light Rain0.00 in-RA
Fri, Dec 30 Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Fog, Mist0.38 inRA, -RA, -DZ, FG, BR
Sat, Dec 31 Haze, MistHZ, BR
Sun, Jan 1 Light Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Light Rain0.02 in-SN, -RASN, -RA
Mon, Jan 2 Light Snow, Blowing Snow0.00 in-SN, BLSN
Mon, Jan 9 MistBR
Thu, Jan 12 Snow, Light Snow, Haze, Freezing Fog, Mist0.06 inSN, -SN, HZ, FZFG, BR
Fri, Jan 13 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Sat, Jan 14 Light Snow, Haze0.00 in-SN, HZ
Sun, Jan 15 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Mon, Jan 16 Light Rain, Mist0.04 in-RA, BR
Tue, Jan 17 Light Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.07 in-SN, -RASN, -RA, -DZ, BR
Thu, Jan 19 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Fri, Jan 20 Heavy Snow, Snow, Light Snow, Freezing Fog, Mist0.34 in+SN, SN, -SN, FZFG, BR
Sat, Jan 21 Light Snow, Mist0.00 in-SN, BR
Sun, Jan 22 Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Thunderstorm with Rain, Light Freezing Drizzle, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Haze, Fog, Mist0.42 in-TSRA, TSRA, -FZDZ, -RA, -DZ, HZ, FG, BR
Mon, Jan 23 Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Light Snow, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.27 in-TSRA, -SN, -RA, -DZ, BR
Wed, Jan 25 Haze, MistHZ, BR
Thu, Jan 26 Light Drizzle, Haze, Mist0.00 in-DZ, HZ, BR
Fri, Jan 27 Light Snow, Haze, Mist0.02 in-SN, HZ, BR
Sat, Jan 28 Light Snow, Mist0.03 in-SN, BR
Sun, Jan 29 Light Snow0.00 in-SN
Wed, Feb 1 MistBR
Thu, Feb 2 Haze, MistHZ, BR
Fri, Feb 3 Light Drizzle, Haze, Mist0.00 in-DZ, HZ, BR
Sat, Feb 4 Light Rain and Snow, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Haze, Mist0.03 in-RASN, -RA, -DZ, HZ, BR
Mon, Feb 6 Haze, MistHZ, BR
Tue, Feb 7 Light Snow, Haze, Mist0.00 in-SN, IWC71, IWCA71, IWC05, HZ, IWC10, IWCA10, BR
Fri, Feb 10 Light Snow, Mist0.02 in-SN, BR
Mon, Feb 13 Light Snow, Mist0.01 in-SN, BR
Tue, Feb 14 Light Snow, Light Freezing Drizzle, Mist0.00 in-SN, -FZDZ, BR
Wed, Feb 15 Light Rain, Mist0.11 in-RA, BR
Thu, Feb 16 Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Haze, Mist0.10 inRA, -RA, -DZ, HZ, BR
Tue, Feb 21 Light Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist0.07 in-SN, -RASN, -RA, -DZ, BR
Wed, Feb 22 Light Snow, Light Rain, Mist0.00 in-SN, -RA, BR
Thu, Feb 23 Light Rain and Ice Pellets, Light Rain and Snow, Light Snow and Drizzle, Light Snow and Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Haze, Mist0.11 in-RAPL, -RASN, -SNDZ, -SNRA, -RA, -DZ, HZ, BR
Fri, Feb 24 Snow; Light Snow; Light Snow and Ice Pellets; Light Rain, Ice Pellets, and Snow; Fog; Mist0.15 inSN, -SN, -SNPL, -RAPLSN, FG, BR
Tue, Feb 28 Light Rain, Haze, Mist0.08 in-RA, HZ, BR
Wed, Feb 29 Light Rain, Mist0.19 in-RA, BR

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter of 2011 in Chicago

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter of 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFallSpringDec 219 hr, 8 minDec 219 hr, 8 minnightnightdaydayDec 19 hr, 22 minDec 19 hr, 22 minFeb 2911 hr, 14 minFeb 2911 hr, 14 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 and Daylight Saving Time in the Winter of 2011 in Chicago

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in the Winter of 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb12 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 AMFallSpring6:26 AM6:26 AMFeb 295:40 PMFeb 295:40 PM7:05 AM7:05 AMDec 84:19 PMDec 84:19 PM7:18 AM7:18 AMJan 54:33 PMJan 54:33 PM
The solar day over the course of the Winter of 2011. 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 the Winter of 2011 in Chicago

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter of 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb12 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 AMFallSpring010203001020
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth in the the winter of 2011. 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 the Winter of 2011 in Chicago

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter of 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringNov 102:17 PMNov 102:17 PMNov 2512:10 AMNov 2512:10 AMDec 108:37 AMDec 108:37 AMDec 2412:07 PMDec 2412:07 PMJan 91:31 AMJan 91:31 AMJan 231:40 AMJan 231:40 AMFeb 73:55 PMFeb 73:55 PMFeb 214:35 PMFeb 214:35 PMMar 83:40 AMMar 83:40 AMMar 229:38 AMMar 229:38 AM4:21 PM4:21 PM7:25 AM7:25 AM7:19 AM7:19 AM4:51 PM4:51 PM7:07 AM7:07 AM7:02 AM7:02 AM4:38 PM4:38 PM4:19 PM4:19 PM7:17 AM7:17 AM7:04 AM7:04 AM5:43 PM5:43 PM5:23 PM5:23 PM6:57 AM6:57 AM5:38 PM5:38 PM5:23 PM5:23 PM5:56 AM5:56 AM6:28 AM6:28 AM7:32 PM7:32 PM
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.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter of 2011 in Chicago

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter of 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
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 the Winter of 2011 in Chicago

Wind Speed in the Winter of 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb0 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mphFallSpring
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in the Winter of 2011 in Chicago

Hourly Wind Speed in the Winter of 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
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 2011 in Chicago

Hourly Wind Direction in 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
calmnortheastsouthwest
The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in the Winter of 2011 in Chicago

Atmospheric Pressure in the Winter of 2011 in ChicagoDecJanFeb29.2 inHg29.2 inHg29.4 inHg29.4 inHg29.6 inHg29.6 inHg29.8 inHg29.8 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.2 inHg30.2 inHg30.4 inHg30.4 inHg30.6 inHg30.6 inHgFallSpring
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.

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