440  
CDUS43 KLOT 230632  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1232 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 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 27 3:49 PM 67 2017 39 -12 35  
MINIMUM 20 11:59 PM -7 1963 25 -5 15  
AVERAGE 24 32 -8 25  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.40 1990 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 1.08 -0.94 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 4.37 4.35 0.02 3.25  
SINCE JAN 1 2.56 2.56 0.00 1.32  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 41 33 8 40  
MONTH TO DATE 685 796 -111 879  
SINCE DEC 1 3119 3047 72 3107  
SINCE JUL 1 4028 4131 -103 3813  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 66 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 0 1939  
2015  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 23 2026......SUNRISE 6:35 AM CST SUNSET 5:34 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 6:33 AM CST SUNSET 5:35 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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