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CDUS43 KLOT 160636
CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
136 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 79 7:34 PM 98 1944 83 -4 91
MINIMUM 73 9:13 AM 48 2004 66 7 69
AVERAGE 76 74 2 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.05 1.87 1993 0.14 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.98 2.09 1.89 0.52
SINCE JUN 1 14.34 9.90 4.44 8.44
SINCE JAN 1 29.93 24.55 5.38 17.94
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 11 33 -22 13
SINCE JUL 1 0 2 -2 0
COOLING
YESTERDAY 11 9 2 15
MONTH TO DATE 157 147 10 181
SINCE JUN 1 712 672 40 870
SINCE JAN 1 790 742 48 904
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 9:00 AM
LOWEST 81 12:00 AM
AVERAGE 89
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 98 1983
1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 2004
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 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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