057  
CDUS43 KLOT 172147  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
447 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2025  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2025
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 81 11:20 AM 98 1947 83 -2 84  
1988  
MINIMUM 69 2:11 AM 48 1976 65 4 69  
AVERAGE 75 74 1 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.69 2.60 1979 0.15 1.54 0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 2.80 2.39 0.41 1.49  
SINCE JUN 1 10.72 10.20 0.52 10.48  
SINCE JAN 1 20.22 24.85 -4.63 25.75  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 13 33 -20 6  
SINCE JUL 1 0 2 -2 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 9 1 12  
MONTH TO DATE 210 165 45 164  
SINCE JUN 1 899 690 209 758  
SINCE JAN 1 933 760 173 838    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 74 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 98 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 49 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 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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