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CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1118 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)
YESTERDAY
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)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
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 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 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 66 11:00 PM
LOWEST 41 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 54
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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 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:35 PM CST
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:36 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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