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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         81  11:18 AM  98    1947  83     -2       87
  MINIMUM         66   5:45 AM  49    1963  65      1       71
  AVERAGE         74                        74      0       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.85 1990   0.14  -0.14     1.73
  MONTH TO DATE    4.10                      2.53   1.57     4.53
  SINCE JUN 1     14.46                     10.34   4.12    12.45
  SINCE JAN 1     30.05                     24.99   5.06    21.95

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  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            9                         9      0       14
  MONTH TO DATE  188                       174     14      224
  SINCE JUN 1    743                       699     44      913
  SINCE JAN 1    821                       769     52      947
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     56          11:00 AM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        99      1947
                                             1983
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        51      1992


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   6:03 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:47 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE   6:04 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:46 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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