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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1118 AM CST MON JAN 05 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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 34 11:59 PM 64 1997 33 1 26
MINIMUM 25 9:04 AM -8 1969 21 4 14
1988
1999
AVERAGE 30 27 3 20
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.59 1993 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.22 -0.22 T
SINCE DEC 1 1.81 2.01 -0.20 1.93
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.22 -0.22 T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 35 38 -3 45
MONTH TO DATE 166 152 14 157
SINCE DEC 1 1308 1196 112 1125
SINCE JUL 1 2217 2280 -63 1831
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 64 11:00 PM
LOWEST 41 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 56 1998
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -15 1999
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:35 PM CST
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:36 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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