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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CST MON JAN 05 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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 45 1:17 PM 56 1890 32 13 22  
MINIMUM 32 8:06 AM -18 1884 20 12 15  
AVERAGE 39 26 13 19  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.80 1929 0.07 -0.07 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.34 -0.34 0.01  
SINCE DEC 1 2.07 2.45 -0.38 1.94  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.34 -0.34 0.01  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.7 2014 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.5 -1.5 0.3  
SINCE DEC 1 9.5 9.1 0.4 2.7  
SINCE JUL 1 19.9 11.1 8.8 5.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 26 39 -13 46  
MONTH TO DATE 198 192 6 208  
SINCE DEC 1 1370 1261 109 1221  
SINCE JUL 1 2339 2412 -73 1988  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 60 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 60 2008  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -16 2014  
 
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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