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CDUS43 KLOT 212243
CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
443 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 30 11:17 AM 62 1906 31 -1 2
MINIMUM 21 1:00 AM -22 1984 18 3 -8
AVERAGE 26 24 2 -3
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 1.49 1916 0.06 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.26 1.40 0.86 0.20
SINCE DEC 1 4.33 3.51 0.82 2.13
SINCE JAN 1 2.26 1.40 0.86 0.20
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.1 5.0 1958 0.4 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 3.5 7.3 -3.8 3.9
SINCE DEC 1 13.0 14.9 -1.9 6.3
SINCE JUL 1 23.4 16.9 6.5 9.2
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 39 40 -1 68
MONTH TO DATE 763 828 -65 937
SINCE DEC 1 1935 1897 38 1950
SINCE JUL 1 2904 3048 -144 2717
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 1:00 AM
LOWEST 56 6:00 AM
AVERAGE 70
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 1909
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -17 1883
1936
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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