962  
CDUS43 KLOT 080642  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1242 AM CST THU JAN 08 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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 44 11:03 PM 65 2008 32 12 26  
MINIMUM 32 10:06 AM -16 1912 20 12 15  
AVERAGE 38 26 12 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.65 1907 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.47 -0.47 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 2.07 2.58 -0.51 1.95  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.47 -0.47 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.9 2010 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.2 -2.2 0.4  
SINCE DEC 1 9.5 9.8 -0.3 2.8  
SINCE JUL 1 19.9 11.8 8.1 5.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 27 39 -12 44  
MONTH TO DATE 250 270 -20 291  
SINCE DEC 1 1422 1339 83 1304  
SINCE JUL 1 2391 2490 -99 2071  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 65 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 63 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -11 1875  
1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:19 AM CST SUNSET 4:38 PM CST  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:19 AM CST SUNSET 4:39 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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