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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
441 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         86   2:15 PM  98    1983  83      3       95
                                      1988
  MINIMUM         72   4:04 AM  48    2004  65      7       73
  AVERAGE         79                        74      5       84

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.05          3.79 1968   0.15  -0.10     0.59
  MONTH TO DATE    4.03                      2.24   1.79     1.11
  SINCE JUN 1     14.39                     10.05   4.34     9.03
  SINCE JAN 1     29.98                     24.70   5.28    18.53

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           14                         9      5       19
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       156     15      200
  SINCE JUN 1    726                       681     45      889
  SINCE JAN 1    804                       751     53      923
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  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 TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1947
                                             1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE   6:01 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:50 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   6:02 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:49 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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