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CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
136 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 68 2:50 PM 87 1981 53 15 47
MINIMUM 39 11:59 PM 12 1923 35 4 34
1969
AVERAGE 54 44 10 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.10 3.12 1929 0.09 0.01 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 4.54 2.45 2.09 2.99
SINCE MAR 1 4.54 2.45 2.09 2.99
SINCE JAN 1 7.23 6.41 0.82 5.49
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.8 1926 0.1 -0.1 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.8 5.5 -3.7 2.8
SINCE MAR 1 1.8 5.5 -3.7 2.8
SINCE JUL 1 34.1 37.1 -3.0 17.6
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 11 21 -10 24
MONTH TO DATE 649 808 -159 630
SINCE MAR 1 649 808 -159 630
SINCE JUL 1 5009 5277 -268 4765
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 1 2 -1 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 N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 11:00 AM
LOWEST 63 9:00 AM
AVERAGE 75
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 83 2010
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 17 1881
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 1 2026.........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:17 PM CDT
APRIL 2 2026.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 7:18 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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