676  
CDUS43 KLOT 032232  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
432 PM CST TUE MAR 03 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 42 2:35 PM 80 1974 42 0 48  
MINIMUM 34 8:15 AM -6 1873 27 7 32  
AVERAGE 38 34 4 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.21 1966 0.09 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.25 -0.24 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.01 0.25 -0.24 T  
SINCE JAN 1 2.70 4.21 -1.51 2.50  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.9 1960 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.8 -0.8 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.8 -0.8 T  
SINCE JUL 1 32.3 32.4 -0.1 14.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 31 -4 25  
MONTH TO DATE 95 93 2 99  
SINCE MAR 1 95 93 2 99  
SINCE JUL 1 4455 4562 -107 4234  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 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 NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 73 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -12 1873  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 3 2026.........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CST SUNSET 5:44 PM CST  
MARCH 4 2026.........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CST SUNSET 5:45 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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