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CDUS43 KLOT 160633
CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
133 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 72 6:55 PM 88 2002 59 13 56
MINIMUM 60 11:21 PM 25 1943 40 20 38
AVERAGE 66 49 17 47
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.53 1.74 1884 0.12 0.41 T
MONTH TO DATE 5.28 1.68 3.60 1.50
SINCE MAR 1 9.82 4.13 5.69 4.49
SINCE JAN 1 12.51 8.09 4.42 6.99
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.7 2020 0.0 0.0 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 18
MONTH TO DATE 200 274 -74 293
SINCE MAR 1 849 1082 -233 923
SINCE JUL 1 5209 5551 -342 5058
COOLING
YESTERDAY 1 0 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 0 16 0
SINCE MAR 1 17 2 15 0
SINCE JAN 1 17 2 15 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 2:00 AM
LOWEST 68 7:00 PM
AVERAGE 81
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 87 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 18 1875
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:34 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 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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