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Weather extremes

How extreme does Gurnee's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Gurnee has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 27 years of daily weather observations (1999–present), from the Chicago Waukegan Rgnl Ap station 7 km away. Updated through June 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Gurnee has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
104°F Jul 4, 2012

That is about 23°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Gurnee (typical high near 81°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 104°F Jul 4, 2012
2 104°F Jul 5, 2012
3 103°F Sep 21, 2016
❄️ Coldest night
-23°F Jan 30, 2019

About 39°F colder than a normal January night in Gurnee (typical low near 16°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -23°F Jan 30, 2019
2 -23°F Jan 31, 2019
3 -19°F Jan 16, 2009
🌧️ Most rain in one day
3.95 in Jun 19, 2009

About 89% of a typical June's rain in a single day (Gurnee averages roughly 4.5 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 3.95 in Jun 19, 2009
2 3.89 in Jul 23, 2022
3 3.42 in Jul 22, 2011

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-50°-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 104°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Gurnee's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 104°F is about 23°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Gurnee's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 104°F and as low as −23°F. A single day has delivered over 4 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Chicago Palwaukee AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00004838), about 28 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →