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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
631 AM CST MON JAN 05 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 34 11:59 PM 64 1997 32 2 25
MINIMUM 21 7:47 AM -14 1884 20 1 12
AVERAGE 28 26 2 19
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.20 1993 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.27 -0.27 0.01
SINCE DEC 1 2.07 2.38 -0.31 1.94
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.27 -0.27 0.01
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.6 2004 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.2 -1.2 0.3
SINCE DEC 1 9.5 8.8 0.7 2.7
SINCE JUL 1 19.9 10.8 9.1 5.6
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 37 39 -2 46
MONTH TO DATE 172 153 19 162
SINCE DEC 1 1344 1222 122 1175
SINCE JUL 1 2313 2373 -60 1942
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST MM
LOWEST MM
AVERAGE MM
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 56 1890
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -18 1884
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:34 PM CST
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:35 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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