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CDUS43 KLOT 182137  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
437 PM CDT WED OCT 18 2023  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 67 1:32 PM 87 1950 63 4 50  
MINIMUM 46 6:03 AM 20 1948 46 0 37  
AVERAGE 57 54 3 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.18 1985 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.05 2.07 -0.02 1.14  
SINCE SEP 1 5.65 4.84 0.81 3.20  
SINCE JAN 1 31.26 28.87 2.39 27.12  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 11 -3 21  
MONTH TO DATE 153 147 6 167  
SINCE SEP 1 168 206 -38 221  
SINCE JUL 1 169 210 -41 221  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 17 25 1  
SINCE SEP 1 179 153 26 215  
SINCE JAN 1 1141 1109 32 1487    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 84 1971  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 24 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 7:06 AM CDT SUNSET 6:05 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 19 2023.......SUNRISE 7:08 AM CDT SUNSET 6:04 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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