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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
435 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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 65 3:59 PM 75 1976 40 25 50  
MINIMUM 28 5:16 AM -6 1879 26 2 36  
1897  
AVERAGE 47 33 14 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.08 1876 0.09 -0.09 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 1.89 -1.73 0.52  
SINCE DEC 1 4.76 5.99 -1.23 4.43  
SINCE JAN 1 2.69 3.88 -1.19 2.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.9 1954 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 10.4 -9.3 4.9  
SINCE DEC 1 21.9 29.3 -7.4 11.9  
SINCE JUL 1 32.3 31.3 1.0 14.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 18 32 -14 22  
MONTH TO DATE 861 984 -123 1030  
SINCE DEC 1 3362 3287 75 3349  
SINCE JUL 1 4331 4438 -107 4116  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 20 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 62 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -10 2015  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 6:30 AM CST SUNSET 5:39 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 6:28 AM CST SUNSET 5:41 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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