Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Park Ridge, IL. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Park Ridge sits right in the heart of that unpredictable early-spring stretch — expect a high around 52° and a low near 33°, with nearly a coin-flip chance of rain. The date has seen wild swings over 67 years of records, from a balmy 76° in 2010 all the way down to a brutal 13° low in 1975. Snow is unlikely but not impossible, with a 5% chance keeping a small asterisk on the forecast.
Park Ridge earns its Midwest stripes with some serious extremes — the thermometer has topped out at 104° in June 1988 and bottomed out at -27° in January 1985, a swing of 131 degrees. A single day in July 2011 dumped 6.86 inches of rain, and a January 1999 storm buried the area under 18.6 inches of snow in 24 hours.
Summer is the undisputed headliner here, with mid-July averaging a high of 85° — and bringing the heaviest rainfall of the year at the same time, so pack accordingly. Winter is genuinely cold, with January highs averaging just 29° during the year's chilliest week. Spring and fall offer a pleasant middle ground, with April climbing toward 59° and October holding at a comfortable 63°.