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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
436 PM CST WED MAR 05 2025  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 54 12:48 AM 76 1983 43 11 45  
MINIMUM 36 3:59 PM 0 1978 28 8 40  
AVERAGE 45 36 9 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.22 0.99 1946 0.06 0.16 0.78  
MONTH TO DATE 0.95 0.31 0.64 1.13  
SINCE MAR 1 0.95 0.31 0.64 1.13  
SINCE JAN 1 2.31 3.25 -0.94 4.11  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 20 29 -9 22  
MONTH TO DATE 135 150 -15 74  
SINCE MAR 1 135 150 -15 74  
SINCE JUL 1 4073 4473 -400 3623  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 71 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 2 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 5 2025.........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CST SUNSET 5:46 PM CST  
MARCH 6 2025.........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CST SUNSET 5:48 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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