806  
CDUS43 KLOT 182134  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 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 91 2:53 PM 100 1946 85 6 80  
MINIMUM 79 6:16 AM 53 1979 67 12 58  
AVERAGE 85 76 9 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.90 1993 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.56 2.05 1.51 3.29  
SINCE JUN 1 8.56 6.15 2.41 6.92  
SINCE JAN 1 24.15 20.80 3.35 16.42  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1992 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 20 11 9 4  
MONTH TO DATE 263 189 74 225  
SINCE JUN 1 445 388 57 521  
SINCE JAN 1 523 458 65 555    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 101 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 50 1873  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 5:32 AM CDT SUNSET 8:23 PM CDT  
JULY 19 2026..........SUNRISE 5:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:23 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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