176  
CDUS43 KLOT 122141  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
441 PM CDT TUE MAR 12 2024  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 71 2:59 PM 81 1990 46 25 37  
MINIMUM 47 6:44 AM 1 1948 30 17 30  
AVERAGE 59 38 21 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.72 1902 0.08 -0.08 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 1.73 0.93 0.80 1.15  
SINCE MAR 1 1.73 0.93 0.80 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 5.88 4.89 0.99 7.58  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.4 1991 0.2 -0.2 0.2  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 3.0 -3.0 1.6  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 3.0 -3.0 1.6  
SINCE JUL 1 21.2 34.6 -13.4 19.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 6 27 -21 31  
MONTH TO DATE 218 352 -134 306  
SINCE MAR 1 218 352 -134 306  
SINCE JUL 1 3906 4821 -915 4341  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 73 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 6 1896  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 12 2024.........SUNRISE 7:08 AM CDT SUNSET 6:55 PM CDT  
MARCH 13 2024.........SUNRISE 7:06 AM CDT SUNSET 6:57 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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