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CDUS43 KLOT 170634  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
134 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 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 91 12:09 PM 100 1887 85 6 90  
MINIMUM 75 5:02 AM 49 1945 67 8 70  
AVERAGE 83 76 7 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.48 1950 0.12 -0.12 0.36  
MONTH TO DATE 3.56 1.82 1.74 3.29  
SINCE JUN 1 8.56 5.92 2.64 6.92  
SINCE JAN 1 24.15 20.57 3.58 16.42  
 
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 31 -20 13  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 11 7 15  
MONTH TO DATE 224 167 57 221  
SINCE JUN 1 406 366 40 517  
SINCE JAN 1 484 436 48 551    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 100 1887  
1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 51 1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 5:31 AM CDT SUNSET 8:24 PM CDT  
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 5:32 AM CDT SUNSET 8:23 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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