331  
CDUS43 KLOT 122133  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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 81 2:29 PM 86 1971 58 23 62  
1977  
MINIMUM 56 12:52 AM 21 1939 39 17 36  
1957  
AVERAGE 69 48 21 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.16 1909 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
1952  
MONTH TO DATE 2.13 1.33 0.80 1.50  
SINCE MAR 1 6.67 3.78 2.89 4.49  
SINCE JAN 1 9.36 7.74 1.62 6.99  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.7 1973 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.8 -0.8 T  
SINCE MAR 1 1.8 6.3 -4.5 2.8  
SINCE JUL 1 34.1 37.9 -3.8 17.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 17 -17 16  
MONTH TO DATE 200 226 -26 259  
SINCE MAR 1 849 1034 -185 889  
SINCE JUL 1 5209 5503 -294 5024  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 0 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 2 3 0  
SINCE JAN 1 5 2 3 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 83 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 21 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 12 2026.........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:29 PM CDT  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 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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