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CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
447 PM CST THU MAR 05 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 50 3:46 PM 75 1983 43 7 51
MINIMUM 39 7:20 AM 0 1873 28 11 30
1978
AVERAGE 45 35 10 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 0.99 1946 0.07 -0.06 0.37
MONTH TO DATE 0.15 0.40 -0.25 1.01
SINCE MAR 1 0.15 0.40 -0.25 1.01
SINCE JAN 1 2.84 4.36 -1.52 3.51
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 9.2 2013 0.2 -0.2 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.3 -1.3 T
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.3 -1.3 T
SINCE JUL 1 32.3 32.9 -0.6 14.8
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 20 30 -10 24
MONTH TO DATE 141 153 -12 142
SINCE MAR 1 141 153 -12 142
SINCE JUL 1 4501 4622 -121 4277
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM
LOWEST 86 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 93
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 70 1983
2000
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 0 2015
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CST SUNSET 5:47 PM CST
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CST SUNSET 5:48 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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