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CDUS43 KLOT 182236
CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
436 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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 17 3:59 PM 61 1996 31 -14 40
MINIMUM 6 8:35 AM -21 1994 18 -12 14
AVERAGE 12 25 -13 27
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.51 1876 0.06 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.23 1.21 1.02 0.20
SINCE DEC 1 4.30 3.32 0.98 2.13
SINCE JAN 1 2.23 1.21 1.02 0.20
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY T 5.3 1943 0.4 -0.4 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 6.1 -3.4 3.9
SINCE DEC 1 12.2 13.7 -1.5 6.3
SINCE JUL 1 22.6 15.7 6.9 9.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 53 40 13 38
MONTH TO DATE 617 708 -91 752
SINCE DEC 1 1789 1777 12 1765
SINCE JUL 1 2758 2928 -170 2532
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 1:00 AM
LOWEST 55 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 66
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 57 1933
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -23 1985
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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