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CDUS43 KLOT 042233  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CST WED MAR 04 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 46 11:43 AM 73 1983 42 4 48  
MINIMUM 32 3:49 AM -12 1873 27 5 43  
AVERAGE 39 35 4 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.75 1985 0.08 -0.08 0.64  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.33 -0.32 0.64  
SINCE MAR 1 0.01 0.33 -0.32 0.64  
SINCE JAN 1 2.70 4.29 -1.59 3.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.5 1982 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.1 -1.1 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.1 -1.1 T  
SINCE JUL 1 32.3 32.7 -0.4 14.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 26 30 -4 19  
MONTH TO DATE 121 123 -2 118  
SINCE MAR 1 121 123 -2 118  
SINCE JUL 1 4481 4592 -111 4253  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 65 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 75 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 0 1873  
1978  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 4 2026.........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CST SUNSET 5:45 PM CST  
MARCH 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CST SUNSET 5:47 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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