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CDUS43 KLOT 210633  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
133 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 78 1:46 PM 98 1947 82 -4 76  
MINIMUM 62 5:22 AM 47 1950 65 -3 66  
AVERAGE 70 74 -4 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.47 1951 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.23 2.80 1.43 4.68  
SINCE JUN 1 14.59 10.61 3.98 12.60  
SINCE JAN 1 30.18 25.26 4.92 22.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 11 33 -22 13  
SINCE JUL 1 0 2 -2 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 9 -4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 201 192 9 239  
SINCE JUN 1 756 717 39 928  
SINCE JAN 1 834 787 47 962    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 99 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 46 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT  
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 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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