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CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
136 AM CDT SUN APR 05 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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 56 8:30 AM 79 1921 54 2 49
1929
MINIMUM 41 11:59 PM 16 1975 37 4 38
AVERAGE 49 46 3 44
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.29 1.90 1947 0.11 0.18 0.06
MONTH TO DATE 1.70 0.42 1.28 1.31
SINCE MAR 1 6.24 2.87 3.37 4.30
SINCE JAN 1 8.93 6.83 2.10 6.80
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.4 1920 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 1.8 5.9 -4.1 2.8
SINCE JUL 1 34.1 37.5 -3.4 17.6
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 16 20 -4 21
MONTH TO DATE 68 81 -13 73
SINCE MAR 1 717 889 -172 703
SINCE JUL 1 5077 5358 -281 4838
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 1 2 -1 0
SINCE JAN 1 1 2 -1 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 8:00 AM
LOWEST 57 8:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 85 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 18 1979
1995
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:22 PM CDT
APRIL 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:23 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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