CDUS43 KLOT 200641 CLIORD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 141 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 62 12:56 PM 78 1921 48 14 47 2012 MINIMUM 34 3:06 AM 0 1923 32 2 35 AVERAGE 48 40 8 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.50 1948 0.08 -0.08 0.54 MONTH TO DATE 4.24 1.46 2.78 2.36 SINCE MAR 1 4.24 1.46 2.78 2.36 SINCE JAN 1 6.93 5.42 1.51 4.86 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.1 1986 0.1 -0.1 T MONTH TO DATE 1.8 4.2 -2.4 1.1 SINCE MAR 1 1.8 4.2 -2.4 1.1 SINCE JUL 1 34.1 35.8 -1.7 15.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 17 25 -8 24 MONTH TO DATE 465 534 -69 413 SINCE MAR 1 465 534 -69 413 SINCE JUL 1 4825 5003 -178 4548 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 3:00 AM LOWEST 39 1:00 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 85 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 4 1885 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 6:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:04 PM CDT MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:53 AM CDT SUNSET 7:05 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$