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CDUS43 KLOT 242145  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
445 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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 78 2:59 PM 100 1947 82 -4 73  
2023  
MINIMUM 58 5:17 AM 48 1942 64 -6 59  
AVERAGE 68 73 -5 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.47 1895 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.23 3.32 0.91 4.68  
SINCE JUN 1 14.59 11.13 3.46 12.60  
SINCE JAN 1 30.18 25.78 4.40 22.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1971 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 33 -22 13  
SINCE JUL 1 0 2 -2 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 8 -5 1  
MONTH TO DATE 223 224 -1 261  
SINCE JUN 1 778 749 29 950  
SINCE JAN 1 856 819 37 984    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 95 1959  
1991  
2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 PM CDT  
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 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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