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CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1236 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 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)
YESTERDAY 0.07 0.90 2017 0.07 0.00 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 2.23 1.08 1.15 0.20
SINCE DEC 1 4.30 3.19 1.11 2.13
SINCE JAN 1 2.23 1.08 1.15 0.20
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.0 6.4 1885 0.3 0.7 0.2
MONTH TO DATE 2.6 5.3 -2.7 3.9
SINCE DEC 1 12.1 12.9 -0.8 6.3
SINCE JUL 1 22.5 14.9 7.6 9.2
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 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
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HAIL
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 8:00 AM
LOWEST 57 11:00 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 60 1894
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -23 1982
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:16 AM CST SUNSET 4:48 PM CST
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CST SUNSET 4:49 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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