740  
CDUS43 KLOT 170633  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
133 AM CDT SUN AUG 17 2025  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2025  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 96 1:44 PM 101 1988 83 13 88  
MINIMUM 75 11:59 PM 49 1976 67 8 68  
AVERAGE 86 75 11 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.39 3.79 1968 0.14 0.25 1.27  
MONTH TO DATE 0.74 2.06 -1.32 2.39  
SINCE JUN 1 12.77 9.62 3.15 12.14  
SINCE JAN 1 22.34 22.10 0.24 28.12  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 9 25 -16 3  
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 21 10 11 13  
MONTH TO DATE 228 167 61 168  
SINCE JUN 1 996 742 254 842  
SINCE JAN 1 1047 824 223 955    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 99 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 48 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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