950  
CDUS43 KLOT 130645  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
145 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 73 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 6 1896  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 7:07 AM CDT SUNSET 6:56 PM CDT  
MARCH 14 2026.........SUNRISE 7:05 AM CDT SUNSET 6:57 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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