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CDUS43 KLOT 260635  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
135 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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 81 2:32 PM 95 1959 82 -1 70  
1991  
2003  
MINIMUM 60 3:04 AM 47 1917 64 -4 55  
AVERAGE 71 73 -2 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.88 1972 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.23 3.45 0.78 4.68  
SINCE JUN 1 14.59 11.26 3.33 12.60  
SINCE JAN 1 30.18 25.91 4.27 22.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1941 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 2  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2  
SINCE JUN 1 11 33 -22 15  
SINCE JUL 1 0 2 -2 2  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 8 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 229 232 -3 261  
SINCE JUN 1 784 757 27 950  
SINCE JAN 1 862 827 35 984    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 97 1953  
1973  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1887  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 PM CDT  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:33 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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