958  
CDUS43 KLOT 240636  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1236 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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 30 3:54 PM 66 2000 39 -9 44  
MINIMUM 18 3:45 AM -18 1873 24 -6 25  
AVERAGE 24 31 -7 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.45 1985 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 1.56 -1.40 0.41  
SINCE DEC 1 4.76 5.66 -0.90 4.32  
SINCE JAN 1 2.69 3.55 -0.86 2.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 5.5 1967 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 9.1 -8.0 4.9  
SINCE DEC 1 21.9 28.0 -6.1 11.9  
SINCE JUL 1 32.3 30.0 2.3 14.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 41 34 7 30  
MONTH TO DATE 740 854 -114 948  
SINCE DEC 1 3241 3157 84 3267  
SINCE JUL 1 4210 4308 -98 4034  
 
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 N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 64 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -11 1873  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 6:34 AM CST SUNSET 5:36 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 6:33 AM CST SUNSET 5:37 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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