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CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CST THU JAN 08 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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 56 2:17 PM 63 1965 32 24 26  
MINIMUM 41 4:04 AM -11 1875 20 21 14  
1942  
AVERAGE 49 26 23 20  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 1.18 1935 0.07 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.54 -0.52 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 2.09 2.65 -0.56 1.95  
SINCE JAN 1 0.02 0.54 -0.52 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.6 1974 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.5 -2.5 0.4  
SINCE DEC 1 9.5 10.1 -0.6 2.8  
SINCE JUL 1 19.9 12.1 7.8 5.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 39 -23 45  
MONTH TO DATE 266 309 -43 336  
SINCE DEC 1 1438 1378 60 1349  
SINCE JUL 1 2407 2529 -122 2116  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 4:00 PM  
LOWEST 63 9:00 AM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 60 1880  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -20 1875  
 
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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