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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
440 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 30 1:08 AM 82 2012 47 -17 41
MINIMUM 23 7:33 AM -1 1900 31 -8 30
AVERAGE 27 39 -12 36
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.07 1.64 1876 0.07 0.00 0.21
MONTH TO DATE 4.23 1.22 3.01 1.82
SINCE MAR 1 4.23 1.22 3.01 1.82
SINCE JAN 1 6.92 5.18 1.74 4.32
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 1.2 6.0 1960 0.1 1.1 1.1
MONTH TO DATE 1.4 3.7 -2.3 1.1
SINCE MAR 1 1.4 3.7 -2.3 1.1
SINCE JUL 1 33.7 35.3 -1.6 15.9
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 38 26 12 29
MONTH TO DATE 369 458 -89 356
SINCE MAR 1 369 458 -89 356
SINCE JUL 1 4729 4927 -198 4491
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
BLOWING SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 2:00 AM
LOWEST 57 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 82 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 -1 1900
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 7:02 AM CDT SUNSET 6:59 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:00 AM CDT SUNSET 7:01 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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