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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
150 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         86   2:15 PM  98    1983  83      3       95
                                      1988
  MINIMUM         70  11:59 PM  48    2004  65      5       73
  AVERAGE         78                        74      4       84

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.12          3.79 1968   0.15  -0.03     0.59
  MONTH TO DATE    4.10                      2.24   1.86     1.11
  SINCE JUN 1     14.46                     10.05   4.41     9.03
  SINCE JAN 1     30.05                     24.70   5.35    18.53

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       13                         9      4       19
  MONTH TO DATE  170                       156     14      200
  SINCE JUN 1    725                       681     44      889
  SINCE JAN 1    803                       751     52      923
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     65           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1947
                                             1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   6:02 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:49 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   6:03 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:47 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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