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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1244 AM CST SAT JAN 02 2021
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...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2021...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2021
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 35 5:52 PM 65 1876 32 3 42
MINIMUM 19 2:38 AM -10 1969 17 2 21
AVERAGE 27 24 3 32
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.38 1.33 1948 0.06 0.32 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.06 0.32 0.00
SINCE DEC 1 2.93 2.31 0.62 1.55
SINCE JAN 1 0.38 0.06 0.32 0.00
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.3 5.0 1918 0.3 1.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.0
SINCE DEC 1 4.1 8.5 -4.4 2.0
SINCE JUL 1 4.8 9.9 -5.1 10.3
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 38 41 -3 33
MONTH TO DATE 38 41 -3 33
SINCE DEC 1 1028 1196 -168 988
SINCE JUL 1 2027 2452 -425 2341
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
LT FREEZING RAIN
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
SLEET
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 5:00 PM
LOWEST 81 3:00 AM
AVERAGE 87
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 61 2004
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -16 1879
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 2 2021.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:32 PM CST
JANUARY 3 2021.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:33 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
So go Downtown #Chicago pic.twitter.com/NIlS7lz1QG— Barry Butler (@barrybutler9) January 1, 2021
Bands of heavier snow will spread eastward this evening. The main period of moderate snow will occur through 10 pm. Expect snow covered or slushy roads and visibility reduced to a mile or less in the heavier bands. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/LG48DVVrdv
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) January 2, 2021
Slick, slushy, icy spots will continue this evening. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/tZh5efwVAZ
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) January 1, 2021
Snow is expected Sat night into Sun morning, with up to an inch of accumulation expected, with higher snow amounts expected along and south of I-55, remaining in S. Chicago pic.twitter.com/ds4nXvAEyy
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) January 1, 2021
The freezing line has marched northward confining the wintry mix to far northwestern Illinois. A switch back to snow is expected this evening. Even if the temperature is around 32 or 33 where you live, be sure to look at road conditions before heading out. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/IfsunMp4pA
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) January 1, 2021
Mixed precipitation, primarily as freezing rain, is moving north into the Chicago metro as of 9am CT. Ice accumulation and hazardous travel conditions are ongoing upstream across east-central Illinois, evident by multiple iced-over webcams in the area. pic.twitter.com/YVFmbOi3py
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) January 1, 2021
A wintry mix is expected to develop northward across the area this morning and continue this afternoon. Significant ice accumulations up to a third of an inch are likely, with the highest amounts south of I-80. The precip will end late this eve as a period of snow. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/nHkoQGwu6E
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) January 1, 2021
A wintry mix is expected today with snow, freezing rain, sleet, and rain. Significant ice accumulations are likely, with the greatest amounts expected south of I-80. Accumulating snow is also expected into this evening, with the highest snow amounts likely north. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/oEI64ETOKE
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) January 1, 2021
Here is a look at the forecast for the various precip-types expected today and their approximate footprint during the mid-morning, mid-day, and mid-afternoon. Travel will be hazardous at times today.#ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/IpFektPDHd
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) January 1, 2021
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