703  
CDUS43 KLOT 180634  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1234 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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 56 1:51 PM 67 2017 36 20 9  
MINIMUM 41 7:29 AM -11 1903 22 19 0  
AVERAGE 49 29 20 5  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.10 2008 0.07 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 1.10 -1.03 0.41  
SINCE DEC 1 4.67 5.20 -0.53 4.32  
SINCE JAN 1 2.60 3.09 -0.49 2.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 8.5 1893 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.9 7.0 -6.1 4.9  
SINCE DEC 1 21.7 25.9 -4.2 11.9  
SINCE JUL 1 32.1 27.9 4.2 14.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 36 -20 60  
MONTH TO DATE 564 647 -83 668  
SINCE DEC 1 3065 2950 115 2987  
SINCE JUL 1 4034 4101 -67 3754  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 57 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 70 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -14 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 6:43 AM CST SUNSET 5:28 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 6:42 AM CST SUNSET 5:30 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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