011  
CDUS43 KLOT 070639  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1239 AM CST WED JAN 07 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 45 11:56 AM 60 2008 32 13 30  
MINIMUM 34 12:41 AM -16 2014 20 14 21  
AVERAGE 40 26 14 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.44 1918 0.06 -0.06 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.40 -0.40 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 2.07 2.51 -0.44 1.95  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.40 -0.40 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 14.4 1918 0.3 -0.3 0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.8 -1.8 0.4  
SINCE DEC 1 9.5 9.4 0.1 2.8  
SINCE JUL 1 19.9 11.4 8.5 5.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 39 -14 39  
MONTH TO DATE 223 231 -8 247  
SINCE DEC 1 1395 1300 95 1260  
SINCE JUL 1 2364 2451 -87 2027  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 5:00 PM  
LOWEST 74 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 65 2008  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -16 1912  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 7:19 AM CST SUNSET 4:37 PM CST  
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:19 AM CST SUNSET 4:38 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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