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CDUS43 KLOT 090632  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
132 AM CDT THU APR 09 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 71 5:12 PM 80 1931 56 15 45  
MINIMUM 35 12:03 AM 20 1914 38 -3 25  
1972  
AVERAGE 53 47 6 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.35 1999 0.12 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.79 0.87 0.92 1.41  
SINCE MAR 1 6.33 3.32 3.01 4.40  
SINCE JAN 1 9.02 7.28 1.74 6.90  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1938 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.6 -0.6 T  
SINCE MAR 1 1.8 6.1 -4.3 2.8  
SINCE JUL 1 34.1 37.7 -3.6 17.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 12 18 -6 30  
MONTH TO DATE 154 156 -2 171  
SINCE MAR 1 803 964 -161 801  
SINCE JUL 1 5163 5433 -270 4936  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 80 1887  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 20 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:26 PM CDT  
APRIL 10 2026.........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:27 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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