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CDUS43 KLOT 122142
CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
442 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 45 2:59 PM 81 1990 46 -1 51
MINIMUM 29 6:29 AM 1 1948 30 -1 35
AVERAGE 37 38 -1 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.72 1902 0.08 -0.08 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.35 0.93 1.42 1.15
SINCE MAR 1 2.35 0.93 1.42 1.15
SINCE JAN 1 5.04 4.89 0.15 3.65
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 4.4 1991 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 3.0 -2.9 T
SINCE MAR 1 0.1 3.0 -2.9 T
SINCE JUL 1 32.4 34.6 -2.2 14.8
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 28 27 1 22
MONTH TO DATE 256 352 -96 297
SINCE MAR 1 256 352 -96 297
SINCE JUL 1 4616 4821 -205 4432
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 5:00 AM
LOWEST 39 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 57
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 73 2007
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 6 1896
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2026.........SUNRISE 7:08 AM CDT SUNSET 6:55 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 7:07 AM CDT SUNSET 6:56 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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