315  
CDUS43 KLOT 242235  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
435 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 24 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 6 3:11 PM 65 1967 31 -25 23  
MINIMUM -10 7:07 AM -15 1897 18 -28 2  
AVERAGE -2 24 -26 13  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.76 1938 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.29 1.59 0.70 0.23  
SINCE DEC 1 4.36 3.70 0.66 2.16  
SINCE JAN 1 2.29 1.59 0.70 0.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 5.7 1893 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.3 8.5 -4.2 4.6  
SINCE DEC 1 13.8 16.1 -2.3 7.0  
SINCE JUL 1 24.2 18.1 6.1 9.9  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 67 40 27 52  
MONTH TO DATE 947 948 -1 1090  
SINCE DEC 1 2119 2017 102 2103  
SINCE JUL 1 3088 3168 -80 2870  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 52 9:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 43  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 67 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -20 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 24 2026.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CST SUNSET 4:56 PM CST  
JANUARY 25 2026.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CST SUNSET 4:58 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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