640  
CDUS43 KLOT 150639  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1239 AM CST THU JAN 15 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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 42 12:56 AM 60 1928 31 11 16  
MINIMUM 17 11:59 PM -14 1979 19 -2 8  
AVERAGE 30 25 5 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.06 1.10 1871 0.07 -0.01 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 0.95 1.21 0.19  
SINCE DEC 1 4.23 3.06 1.17 2.12  
SINCE JAN 1 2.16 0.95 1.21 0.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.4 6.3 1929 0.4 1.0 0.7  
MONTH TO DATE 1.6 4.6 -3.0 3.6  
SINCE DEC 1 11.1 12.2 -1.1 6.0  
SINCE JUL 1 21.5 14.2 7.3 8.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 35 40 -5 53  
MONTH TO DATE 436 548 -112 596  
SINCE DEC 1 1608 1617 -9 1609  
SINCE JUL 1 2577 2768 -191 2376  
 
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 7:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 60 1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -19 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 15 2026.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CST SUNSET 4:45 PM CST  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:16 AM CST SUNSET 4:47 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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