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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1235 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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 24 4:30 PM 61 2000 34 -10 33
2004
MINIMUM 20 10:42 AM -13 1979 21 -1 25
AVERAGE 22 27 -5 29
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.22 1951 0.05 -0.05 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 T
SINCE DEC 1 1.81 1.90 -0.09 1.93
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.11 -0.11 T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 43 38 5 36
MONTH TO DATE 91 76 15 70
SINCE DEC 1 1233 1120 113 1038
SINCE JUL 1 2142 2204 -62 1744
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 68 1:00 AM
LOWEST 46 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 57
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 60 1874
1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -12 1979
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:33 PM CST
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:34 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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