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CDUS43 KLOT 072251
CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
451 PM CST WED JAN 07 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 43 3:59 PM 65 2008 33 10 28
MINIMUM 34 10:55 AM -14 1942 20 14 17
AVERAGE 39 26 13 23
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.69 2008 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 0.37 -0.37 0.01
SINCE DEC 1 1.81 2.16 -0.35 1.94
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.37 -0.37 0.01
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 26 38 -12 42
MONTH TO DATE 241 266 -25 277
SINCE DEC 1 1383 1310 73 1245
SINCE JUL 1 2292 2394 -102 1951
COOLING
TODAY 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 9:00 AM
LOWEST 70 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 63 1965
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -12 1875
1942
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:37 PM CST
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:38 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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