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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1231 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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 45 4:36 PM 56 1998 33 12 30
MINIMUM 32 7:58 AM -15 1999 20 12 17
AVERAGE 39 27 12 24
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.80 1929 0.05 -0.05 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.27 -0.27 0.01
SINCE DEC 1 1.81 2.06 -0.25 1.94
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.27 -0.27 0.01
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 26 38 -12 41
MONTH TO DATE 192 190 2 198
SINCE DEC 1 1334 1234 100 1166
SINCE JUL 1 2243 2318 -75 1872
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 11:00 PM
LOWEST 62 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 60 2008
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -15 2014
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:36 PM CST
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:37 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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