CDUS43 KLOT 160633 CLIORD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 133 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 72 6:55 PM 88 2002 59 13 56 MINIMUM 60 11:21 PM 25 1943 40 20 38 AVERAGE 66 49 17 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.53 1.74 1884 0.12 0.41 T MONTH TO DATE 5.28 1.68 3.60 1.50 SINCE MAR 1 9.82 4.13 5.69 4.49 SINCE JAN 1 12.51 8.09 4.42 6.99 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.7 2020 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 T SINCE MAR 1 1.8 6.4 -4.6 2.8 SINCE JUL 1 34.1 38.0 -3.9 17.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 16 -16 18 MONTH TO DATE 200 274 -74 293 SINCE MAR 1 849 1082 -233 923 SINCE JUL 1 5209 5551 -342 5058 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 0 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 16 0 16 0 SINCE MAR 1 17 2 15 0 SINCE JAN 1 17 2 15 0 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 2:00 AM LOWEST 68 7:00 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 87 2002 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 18 1875 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:34 PM CDT APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$