April weather in Chicago can be, as you know, iffy.
But on one April afternoon in Chicago a few years ago, a game was played under conditions that, well, they really shouldn’t have.
Game time weather conditions: 38 degrees, drizzle, wind blowing in at 24 miles per hour. It’s been colder at game time at Wrigley — but not much. Per baseball-reference’s Stathead, only five Wrigley games since 1990 have had a temp that low or lower and a wind speed as high or higher. All of them, you will not be surprised to learn, were in April:
| Rk | Team | Date | Temperature | Wind_speed | Opp | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHC | 2018-04-14 | 38 | 24 | ATL | W 14-10 | |
| 2 | CHC | 2005-04-23 | 36 | 25 | PIT | L 3-4 | |
| 3 | CHC | 1994-04-05 | 35 | 25 | NYM | L 2-6 | |
| 4 | CHC | 1993-04-20 | 36 | 26 | HOU | W 2-1 | |
| 5 | CHC | 1990-04-10 | 37 | 30 | PHI | W 2-1 |
Provided by Stathead.