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CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1235 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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 24 3:36 PM 61 2004 33 -9 32
MINIMUM 18 9:48 AM -16 1879 21 -3 24
AVERAGE 21 27 -6 28
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.24 1999 0.06 -0.06 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.13 -0.13 0.01
SINCE DEC 1 2.07 2.24 -0.17 1.94
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.13 -0.13 0.01
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 18.6 1999 0.3 -0.3 0.1
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.6 -0.6 0.1
SINCE DEC 1 9.5 8.2 1.3 2.5
SINCE JUL 1 19.9 10.2 9.7 5.4
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 44 38 6 37
MONTH TO DATE 93 76 17 73
SINCE DEC 1 1265 1145 120 1086
SINCE JUL 1 2234 2296 -62 1853
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 70 2:00 AM
LOWEST 43 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 57
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 60 1874
1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -18 1879
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:33 PM CST
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:34 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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