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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
432 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 26 3:59 PM 60 1874 33 -7 25
1950
MINIMUM 20 3:19 AM -18 1879 20 0 18
AVERAGE 23 26 -3 22
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.24 1897 0.07 -0.07 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.20 -0.20 0.01
SINCE DEC 1 2.07 2.31 -0.24 1.94
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.20 -0.20 0.01
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 7.1 1971 0.3 -0.3 0.2
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 0.3
SINCE DEC 1 9.5 8.5 1.0 2.7
SINCE JUL 1 19.9 10.5 9.4 5.6
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 42 38 4 43
MONTH TO DATE 135 114 21 116
SINCE DEC 1 1307 1183 124 1129
SINCE JUL 1 2276 2334 -58 1896
COOLING
TODAY 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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 52 6:00 AM
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 44
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 64 1997
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -14 1884
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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