245  
CDUS43 KLOT 122234  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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 43 2:33 PM 62 1890 32 11 35  
2005  
MINIMUM 27 3:58 AM -14 1918 19 8 19  
AVERAGE 35 25 10 27  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.76 1960 0.07 -0.07 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 2.10 0.82 1.28 0.18  
SINCE DEC 1 4.17 2.93 1.24 2.11  
SINCE JAN 1 2.10 0.82 1.28 0.18  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.1 1908 0.4 -0.4 0.3  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 3.9 -3.7 2.9  
SINCE DEC 1 9.7 11.5 -1.8 5.3  
SINCE JUL 1 20.1 13.5 6.6 8.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 30 40 -10 38  
MONTH TO DATE 379 468 -89 492  
SINCE DEC 1 1551 1537 14 1505  
SINCE JUL 1 2520 2688 -168 2272  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 58 1932  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -9 1888  
1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 12 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:42 PM CST  
JANUARY 13 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:43 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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