838  
CDUS43 KLOT 212238  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
438 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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 29 2:15 PM 67 1930 38 -9 28  
MINIMUM 25 3:47 AM -11 1873 24 1 11  
AVERAGE 27 31 -4 20  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 3.44 1997 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 1.40 -1.26 0.41  
SINCE DEC 1 4.74 5.50 -0.76 4.32  
SINCE JAN 1 2.67 3.39 -0.72 2.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 4.4 1960 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.9 8.5 -7.6 4.9  
SINCE DEC 1 21.7 27.4 -5.7 11.9  
SINCE JUL 1 32.1 29.4 2.7 14.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 38 34 4 45  
MONTH TO DATE 657 786 -129 878  
SINCE DEC 1 3158 3089 69 3197  
SINCE JUL 1 4127 4240 -113 3964  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 68 1922  
2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -14 1873  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 6:39 AM CST SUNSET 5:32 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 22 2026......SUNRISE 6:37 AM CST SUNSET 5:33 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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