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CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
443 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 73 2:46 PM 87 2002 59 14 51
MINIMUM 59 4:50 AM 18 1875 40 19 35
AVERAGE 66 50 16 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.19 1.97 1921 0.13 0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.47 1.81 3.66 1.50
SINCE MAR 1 10.01 4.26 5.75 4.49
SINCE JAN 1 12.70 8.22 4.48 6.99
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.4 1961 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 T
SINCE MAR 1 1.8 6.4 -4.6 2.8
SINCE JUL 1 34.1 38.0 -3.9 17.6
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 15 -15 22
MONTH TO DATE 200 289 -89 315
SINCE MAR 1 849 1097 -248 945
SINCE JUL 1 5209 5566 -357 5080
COOLING
TODAY 1 0 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 17 0 17 0
SINCE MAR 1 18 2 16 0
SINCE JAN 1 18 2 16 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 12:00 AM
LOWEST 70 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 80
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 88 1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 17 1875
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:34 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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