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CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1246 AM CST FRI JAN 02 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 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 20 11:59 PM 65 1876 33 -13 34
MINIMUM 11 8:09 AM -10 1969 21 -10 24
AVERAGE 16 27 -11 29
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.33 1948 0.07 -0.07 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.07 -0.07 T
SINCE DEC 1 2.07 2.18 -0.11 1.93
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.07 -0.07 T
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.0 1918 0.3 -0.3 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T
SINCE DEC 1 9.5 7.9 1.6 2.4
SINCE JUL 1 19.9 9.9 10.0 5.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 49 38 11 36
MONTH TO DATE 49 38 11 36
SINCE DEC 1 1221 1107 114 1049
SINCE JUL 1 2190 2258 -68 1816
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 68 10:00 PM
LOWEST 53 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 61 2004
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -16 1879
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:32 PM CST
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:33 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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