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Tom Skilling on City's Record Lows
WGN's Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling talks about the city’s record low temperatures, and what we can expect over the next few days. Send us your severe weather photos here and we'll use them in our online slideshow.
View a chart and graph of Chicago's record low temperatures from 1872-2014.
| Year | Number of days below -15 degrees |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1873 | 1 |
| 1875 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1930 | 1 |
| 1936 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1983 | 4 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 |
Most Consecutive Number of Days with Minimum Temperature Zero or Below
10 Days: Jan 4- Jan 13, 1913
Longest Continuous Period Below Freezing
43 days: Dec 28, 1976-Feb 8, 1977
First Freeze of the Season
Average: October 15th
Earliest: Sept 22, 1995
Latest: November 24, 1931
Source: National Weather Service Forecast Office
~Graphics by Taurean Small
