144  
CDUS43 KLOT 152234  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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 24 3:59 PM 60 1949 31 -7 19  
MINIMUM 13 8:23 AM -19 1979 19 -6 5  
AVERAGE 19 25 -6 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.81 1877 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 1.01 1.15 0.19  
SINCE DEC 1 4.23 3.12 1.11 2.12  
SINCE JAN 1 2.16 1.01 1.15 0.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.2 1997 0.4 -0.4 0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 1.6 5.0 -3.4 3.7  
SINCE DEC 1 11.1 12.6 -1.5 6.1  
SINCE JUL 1 21.5 14.6 6.9 9.0  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 46 40 6 53  
MONTH TO DATE 482 588 -106 649  
SINCE DEC 1 1654 1657 -3 1662  
SINCE JUL 1 2623 2808 -185 2429  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 57 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -25 1982  
 
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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