Wednesday’s forecast high – high! – of minus 14F (-25.6C) would set a record for the coldest high temperature ever. The population of Chicago is about 2.7 million. Literally millions of people are at risk, in just one city.
Tonight’s overnight low could hit minus 20F (-28.9C), making it one of the 15 coldest days in Chicago history. Wednesday’s forecast high of minus 12 (-24.4C) would set a record for the coldest high temperature ever.
(Right now when I asked Google, it said it could drop even lower, to minus 21F in Chicago tonight.)
Here is a list of the coldest recorded days in Chicago:
| Date | Temperature |
|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1985 | minus 27F (-32.7C) |
| 10 Jan 1982 | minus 26F (-32.2C) |
| 16 Jan 1982 | minus 25F (-31.7C) |
| 24 Dec 1983 | minus 25F (-31.7C) |
| 24 Dec 1872 | minus 23F (-30.6C) |
| 17 Jan 1982 | minus 23F (-30.6C) |
| 19 Jan 1985 | minus 23F (-30.6C) |
| 21 Jan 1984 | minus 22F (-30C) |
| 22 Dec 1872 | minus 21F (-29.4C) |
| 9 Feb 1899 | minus 21F (-29.4C) |
| 23 Dec 1983 | minus 21F (-29.4C) |
| 18 Jan 1994 | minus 21F (-29.4C) |
| 9 Jan 1875 | minus 20F (-28.9C) |
| 25 Jan 1897 | minus 20F (-28.9C) |
| 20 Jan 1984 | minus 20F (-28.9C) |
The high on Wednesday is expected to be about minus 12F, which would be Chicago’s coldest high on record for Jan. 30. Overnight lows on Wednesday will reach as low as 23F below zero. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Chicago, minus 27F , hit on Jan. 20, 1985.
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