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CDUS43 KLOT 280634
CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
134 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 68 5:16 PM 87 1986 64 4 69
2021
MINIMUM 47 12:10 AM 29 1945 44 3 39
AVERAGE 58 54 4 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.92 2.13 1959 0.14 0.78 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 7.01 3.30 3.71 2.66
SINCE MAR 1 11.55 5.75 5.80 5.65
SINCE JAN 1 14.24 9.71 4.53 8.15
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.5 2019 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.3 -1.3 T
SINCE MAR 1 1.8 6.8 -5.0 2.8
SINCE JUL 1 34.1 38.4 -4.3 17.6
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 7 12 -5 11
MONTH TO DATE 304 436 -132 415
SINCE MAR 1 953 1244 -291 1045
SINCE JUL 1 5313 5713 -400 5180
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 18 0 18 4
SINCE MAR 1 19 2 17 4
SINCE JAN 1 19 2 17 4
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2
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 7:00 PM
LOWEST 70 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 86 1915
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 28 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 5:52 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 5:50 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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