The National Weather Service says the average temperature this year at O’Hare Airport, where Chicago’s official weather information is recorded, will be somewhere between 54.8 and 55 degrees. Climate change and weather patterns are the reasons.

Chicago's average temperature for 2024 will end up between 54.8 and 55.0 degrees, breaking the previous record of 54.5 degrees in 2012. Experts say climate change and a fall drought are behind the high temps.

Here’s a look back at the warmest, coldest, wettest and snowiest Christmas holidays in Chicago, going back to 1872. Data is from the National Weather Service and was measured at the city’s official recording site,

In a wild, turbulent year of weather in Chicago, one thing is certain: 2024 will go down as the warmest year in the history of The Windy City, with weather records dating back 153 years.

The first days of 2024 and 2023 were an ideal start if your resolution was to get in more steps or to walk the dog more often. The high temperature reached 45 degrees both days and were major contrasts to 2022.