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CDUS43 KLOT 270635  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1235 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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 41 5:29 PM 71 2024 40 1 51  
MINIMUM 19 5:53 AM -1 1888 25 -6 36  
1963  
AVERAGE 30 33 -3 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.95 2009 0.08 -0.08 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 1.80 -1.64 0.51  
SINCE DEC 1 4.76 5.90 -1.14 4.42  
SINCE JAN 1 2.69 3.79 -1.10 2.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.8 2013 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 10.1 -9.0 4.9  
SINCE DEC 1 21.9 29.0 -7.1 11.9  
SINCE JUL 1 32.3 31.0 1.3 14.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 35 32 3 21  
MONTH TO DATE 843 952 -109 1008  
SINCE DEC 1 3344 3255 89 3327  
SINCE JUL 1 4313 4406 -93 4094  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 42 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 75 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -6 1879  
1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 6:30 AM CST SUNSET 5:39 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 6:28 AM CST SUNSET 5:41 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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