091  
CDUS43 KLOT 182236  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
436 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 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 63 3:02 PM 70 2017 37 26 14  
MINIMUM 51 1:06 AM -14 1936 23 28 -5  
AVERAGE 57 30 27 5  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.15 1908 0.07 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.17 -1.09 0.41  
SINCE DEC 1 4.68 5.27 -0.59 4.32  
SINCE JAN 1 2.61 3.16 -0.55 2.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 11.5 1908 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.9 7.4 -6.5 4.9  
SINCE DEC 1 21.7 26.3 -4.6 11.9  
SINCE JUL 1 32.1 28.3 3.8 14.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 35 -27 60  
MONTH TO DATE 572 682 -110 728  
SINCE DEC 1 3073 2985 88 3047  
SINCE JUL 1 4042 4136 -94 3814  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 13 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 69 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -8 2015  
 
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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