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CDUS43 KLOT 040633  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
133 AM CDT SAT APR 04 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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 62 12:10 AM 81 1956 54 8 56  
MINIMUM 39 9:00 PM 17 1879 36 3 40  
1987  
AVERAGE 51 45 6 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.26 0.93 1974 0.11 0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.41 0.31 1.10 1.25  
SINCE MAR 1 5.95 2.76 3.19 4.24  
SINCE JAN 1 8.64 6.72 1.92 6.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.7 1984 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 1.8 5.8 -4.0 2.8  
SINCE JUL 1 34.1 37.4 -3.3 17.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 20 -6 17  
MONTH TO DATE 52 61 -9 52  
SINCE MAR 1 701 869 -168 682  
SINCE JUL 1 5061 5338 -277 4817  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7  
 
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 93 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 60 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 79 1921  
1929  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 16 1975  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 4 2026.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:21 PM CDT  
APRIL 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:22 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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