939  
CDUS43 KLOT 200636  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1236 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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 1:00 AM 57 1933 31 -13 14  
MINIMUM -1 9:15 AM -23 1985 18 -19 1  
AVERAGE 9 25 -16 8  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.72 1907 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.24 1.28 0.96 0.20  
SINCE DEC 1 4.31 3.39 0.92 2.13  
SINCE JAN 1 2.24 1.28 0.96 0.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.3 8.8 1963 0.4 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.4 6.5 -3.1 3.9  
SINCE DEC 1 12.9 14.1 -1.2 6.3  
SINCE JUL 1 23.3 16.1 7.2 9.2  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 56 40 16 57  
MONTH TO DATE 673 748 -75 809  
SINCE DEC 1 1845 1817 28 1822  
SINCE JUL 1 2814 2968 -154 2589  
 
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 (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 63 1906  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -27 1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 7:14 AM CST SUNSET 4:51 PM CST  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:14 AM CST SUNSET 4:53 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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