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CDUS43 KLOT 052136  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
436 PM CDT SUN APR 05 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 53 2:58 PM 85 1988 55 -2 54  
MINIMUM 37 7:24 AM 18 1979 37 0 39  
1995  
AVERAGE 45 46 -1 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.58 1947 0.11 -0.11 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 1.70 0.53 1.17 1.41  
SINCE MAR 1 6.24 2.98 3.26 4.40  
SINCE JAN 1 8.93 6.94 1.99 6.90  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 9.4 1982 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 1.8 5.9 -4.1 2.8  
SINCE JUL 1 34.1 37.5 -3.4 17.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 20 19 1 18  
MONTH TO DATE 88 100 -12 91  
SINCE MAR 1 737 908 -171 721  
SINCE JUL 1 5097 5377 -280 4856  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 84 1929  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 15 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:22 PM CDT  
APRIL 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:23 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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