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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
436 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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   2:56 PM  98    1947  83     -5       81
                                      1988
  MINIMUM         67   5:29 AM  48    1976  65      2       69
  AVERAGE         73                        74     -1       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             2.60 1979   0.15  -0.15     1.69
  MONTH TO DATE    4.10                      2.39   1.71     2.80
  SINCE JUN 1     14.46                     10.20   4.26    10.72
  SINCE JAN 1     30.05                     24.85   5.20    20.22

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            8                         9     -1       10
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       165     13      210
  SINCE JUN 1    733                       690     43      899
  SINCE JAN 1    811                       760     51      933
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     58           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1947
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        49      1963


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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