314  
CDUS43 KLOT 180641  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
141 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 68 6:43 AM 88 1976 60 8 39  
MINIMUM 53 11:59 PM 17 1875 41 12 32  
AVERAGE 61 50 11 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.19 2.01 2013 0.13 0.06 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 1.94 1.94 0.00 1.38  
SINCE MAR 1 5.53 4.39 1.14 5.18  
SINCE JAN 1 9.68 8.35 1.33 11.61  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 2020 0.1 -0.1 0.4  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.0 -1.0 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 1.0 6.5 -5.5 2.2  
SINCE JUL 1 22.2 38.1 -15.9 20.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 4 15 -11 29  
MONTH TO DATE 215 304 -89 197  
SINCE MAR 1 857 1112 -255 999  
SINCE JUL 1 4545 5581 -1036 5034  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 25  
SINCE MAR 1 3 2 1 25  
SINCE JAN 1 3 2 1 25    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 10:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 89 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 23 1875  
1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 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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