691  
CDUS43 KLOT 150644  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
144 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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 82 3:01 PM 85 2003 58 24 64  
MINIMUM 57 6:56 AM 23 1907 40 17 48  
1943  
AVERAGE 70 49 21 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 2.43R 1.21 1949 0.11 2.32 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.75 1.56 3.19 1.50  
SINCE MAR 1 9.29 4.01 5.28 4.49  
SINCE JAN 1 11.98 7.97 4.01 6.99  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.4 2019 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 T  
SINCE MAR 1 1.8 6.4 -4.6 2.8  
SINCE JUL 1 34.1 38.0 -3.9 17.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 16 -16 9  
MONTH TO DATE 200 258 -58 275  
SINCE MAR 1 849 1066 -217 905  
SINCE JUL 1 5209 5535 -326 5040  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 0 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 0 15 0  
SINCE MAR 1 16 2 14 0  
SINCE JAN 1 16 2 14 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAIL  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 56 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 88 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 25 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:33 PM CDT  
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:34 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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