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CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1234 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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 11:36 PM 63 1906 31 -7 11  
MINIMUM 3 7:47 AM -27 1985 18 -15 -2  
AVERAGE 14 25 -11 5  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.13 1898 0.06 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.25 1.34 0.91 0.20  
SINCE DEC 1 4.32 3.45 0.87 2.13  
SINCE JAN 1 2.25 1.34 0.91 0.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 8.0 1886 0.4 -0.4 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.4 6.9 -3.5 3.9  
SINCE DEC 1 12.9 14.5 -1.6 6.3  
SINCE JUL 1 23.3 16.5 6.8 9.2  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 51 40 11 60  
MONTH TO DATE 724 788 -64 869  
SINCE DEC 1 1896 1857 39 1882  
SINCE JUL 1 2865 3008 -143 2649  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 62 1906  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -22 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:14 AM CST SUNSET 4:53 PM CST  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:13 AM CST SUNSET 4:54 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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