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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1234 AM CST SUN JAN 04 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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 28 5:27 PM 60 1874 33 -5 27
1950
MINIMUM 21 12:52 AM -12 1979 21 0 19
AVERAGE 25 27 -2 23
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.98 2023 0.06 -0.06 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.17 -0.17 T
SINCE DEC 1 1.81 1.96 -0.15 1.93
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.17 -0.17 T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 40 38 2 42
MONTH TO DATE 131 114 17 112
SINCE DEC 1 1273 1158 115 1080
SINCE JUL 1 2182 2242 -60 1786
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 54 12:00 AM
LOWEST 40 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 47
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 64 1997
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -8 1969
1988
1999
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:34 PM CST
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:35 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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