978  
CDUS43 KLOT 092233  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CST FRI JAN 09 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 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 60R 5:31 AM 60 1880 32 28 29  
MINIMUM 41 9:35 AM -20 1875 19 22 14  
AVERAGE 51 26 25 22  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.93 2024 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.92 0.61 1.31 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 3.99 2.72 1.27 1.95  
SINCE JAN 1 1.92 0.61 1.31 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.8 1977 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.9 -2.9 0.4  
SINCE DEC 1 9.5 10.5 -1.0 2.8  
SINCE JUL 1 19.9 12.5 7.4 5.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 14 39 -25 43  
MONTH TO DATE 278 348 -70 379  
SINCE DEC 1 1450 1417 33 1392  
SINCE JUL 1 2419 2568 -149 2159  
 
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 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 55 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 60 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -26 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:19 AM CST SUNSET 4:39 PM CST  
JANUARY 10 2026.......SUNRISE 7:19 AM CST SUNSET 4:40 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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