407  
CDUS43 KLOT 262235  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
435 PM CST MON JAN 26 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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 8 3:59 PM 62 1944 31 -23 31  
MINIMUM 0 9:00 AM -16 1897 18 -18 17  
AVERAGE 4 25 -21 24  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.66 1967 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.43 1.71 0.72 0.23  
SINCE DEC 1 4.50 3.82 0.68 2.16  
SINCE JAN 1 2.43 1.71 0.72 0.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 16.4 1967 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 8.7 9.3 -0.6 4.6  
SINCE DEC 1 18.2 16.9 1.3 7.0  
SINCE JUL 1 28.6 18.9 9.7 9.9  
SNOW DEPTH 4  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 61 40 21 41  
MONTH TO DATE 1063 1028 35 1165  
SINCE DEC 1 2235 2097 138 2178  
SINCE JUL 1 3204 3248 -44 2945  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 62 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 62 1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -10 1955  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 26 2026.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CST SUNSET 4:59 PM CST  
JANUARY 27 2026.......SUNRISE 7:09 AM CST SUNSET 5:00 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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