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CDUS43 KLOT 230632  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1232 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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 27 2:53 PM 68 1922 38 -11 34  
2017  
MINIMUM 19 11:59 PM -14 1873 24 -5 15  
AVERAGE 23 31 -8 25  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.20 2023 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 1.47 -1.31 0.41  
SINCE DEC 1 4.76 5.57 -0.81 4.32  
SINCE JAN 1 2.69 3.46 -0.77 2.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 4.6 1950 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 8.8 -7.7 4.9  
SINCE DEC 1 21.9 27.7 -5.8 11.9  
SINCE JUL 1 32.3 29.7 2.6 14.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 42 34 8 40  
MONTH TO DATE 699 820 -121 918  
SINCE DEC 1 3200 3123 77 3237  
SINCE JUL 1 4169 4274 -105 4004  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 66 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -18 1873  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 23 2026......SUNRISE 6:36 AM CST SUNSET 5:35 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 6:34 AM CST SUNSET 5:36 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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