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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
145 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         80  12:37 PM  99    1947  82     -2       78
                                      1983
  MINIMUM         65   4:47 AM  51    1992  65      0       69
  AVERAGE         73                        74     -1       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.07 1921   0.13  -0.13     0.15
  MONTH TO DATE    4.23                      2.66   1.57     4.68
  SINCE JUN 1     14.59                     10.47   4.12    12.60
  SINCE JAN 1     30.18                     25.12   5.06    22.10

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        8                         9     -1        9
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       183     13      233
  SINCE JUN 1    751                       708     43      922
  SINCE JAN 1    829                       778     51      956
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     57          11:00 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1947
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1950


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE   6:05 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:44 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE   6:06 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:43 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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