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CDUS43 KLOT 030634  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
134 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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 70 3:28 PM 82 1963 54 16 71  
MINIMUM 38 4:50 AM 18 1896 36 2 40  
1899  
AVERAGE 54 45 9 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.03 1.64 1983 0.10 0.93 1.25  
MONTH TO DATE 1.15 0.20 0.95 1.25  
SINCE MAR 1 5.69 2.65 3.04 4.24  
SINCE JAN 1 8.38 6.61 1.77 6.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 9.4 1975 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 1.8 5.7 -3.9 2.8  
SINCE JUL 1 34.1 37.3 -3.2 17.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 11 20 -9 9  
MONTH TO DATE 38 41 -3 35  
SINCE MAR 1 687 849 -162 665  
SINCE JUL 1 5047 5318 -271 4800  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 1 2 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1 2 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 10:00 AM  
LOWEST 72 8:00 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 81 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 17 1879  
1987  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 3 2026.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:20 PM CDT  
APRIL 4 2026.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:21 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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