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CDUS43 KLOT 180659
CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1259 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 24 12:06 AM 60 1894 31 -7 47
MINIMUM 12 8:51 AM -23 1982 18 -6 26
AVERAGE 18 25 -7 37
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.70 1910 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.23 1.15 1.08 0.20
SINCE DEC 1 4.30 3.26 1.04 2.13
SINCE JAN 1 2.23 1.15 1.08 0.20
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.1 4.9 1970 0.4 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 5.7 -3.0 3.9
SINCE DEC 1 12.2 13.3 -1.1 6.3
SINCE JUL 1 22.6 15.3 7.3 9.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 47 40 7 28
MONTH TO DATE 564 668 -104 714
SINCE DEC 1 1736 1737 -1 1727
SINCE JUL 1 2705 2888 -183 2494
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80 8:00 PM
LOWEST 48 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 61 1996
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -21 1994
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CST SUNSET 4:49 PM CST
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CST SUNSET 4:50 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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