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CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
445 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 37 3:05 PM 57 1990 31 6 38
MINIMUM 22 1:11 AM -25 1982 18 4 18
AVERAGE 30 25 5 28
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.05 0.90 2017 0.07 -0.02 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 2.21 1.08 1.13 0.20
SINCE DEC 1 4.28 3.19 1.09 2.13
SINCE JAN 1 2.21 1.08 1.13 0.20
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.9 6.4 1885 0.3 0.6 0.2
MONTH TO DATE 2.5 5.3 -2.8 3.9
SINCE DEC 1 12.0 12.9 -0.9 6.3
SINCE JUL 1 22.4 14.9 7.5 9.2
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 35 40 -5 37
MONTH TO DATE 517 628 -111 686
SINCE DEC 1 1689 1697 -8 1699
SINCE JUL 1 2658 2848 -190 2466
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 8:00 AM
LOWEST 65 12:00 AM
AVERAGE 79
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 60 1894
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -23 1982
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:16 AM CST SUNSET 4:47 PM CST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:16 AM CST SUNSET 4:48 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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