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CDUS43 KLOT 190718  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
118 AM CST MON JAN 19 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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 18 11:59 PM 61 1996 31 -13 40  
MINIMUM 6 8:35 AM -21 1994 18 -12 14  
AVERAGE 12 25 -13 27  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.51 1876 0.06 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.24 1.21 1.03 0.20  
SINCE DEC 1 4.31 3.32 0.99 2.13  
SINCE JAN 1 2.24 1.21 1.03 0.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.4 5.3 1943 0.4 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.1 6.1 -3.0 3.9  
SINCE DEC 1 12.6 13.7 -1.1 6.3  
SINCE JUL 1 23.0 15.7 7.3 9.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 55 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 57 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -23 1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CST SUNSET 4:50 PM CST  
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 7:14 AM CST SUNSET 4:51 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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