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CDUS43 KLOT 122140  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
440 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 12 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 87 2:22 PM 97 1952 85 2 84  
1954  
1995  
MINIMUM 67 5:08 AM 53 1999 67 0 69  
AVERAGE 77 76 1 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 6.16 1957 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.56 1.36 2.20 2.93  
SINCE JUN 1 8.56 5.46 3.10 6.56  
SINCE JAN 1 24.15 20.11 4.04 16.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1957 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1972  
2017  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 11 31 -20 13  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 11 1 12  
MONTH TO DATE 149 123 26 169  
SINCE JUN 1 331 322 9 465  
SINCE JAN 1 409 392 17 499    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1995  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 52 1975  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 12 2026..........SUNRISE 5:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 PM CDT  
JULY 13 2026..........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 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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