914  
CDUS43 KLOT 090633  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1233 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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 61 11:31 PM 63 1965 33 28 28  
MINIMUM 40 3:28 AM -12 1875 20 20 15  
1942  
AVERAGE 51 26 25 22  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 2.06R 1.48 2008 0.06 2.00 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.06 0.43 1.63 0.01  
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 2.22 1.65 1.94  
SINCE JAN 1 2.06 0.43 1.63 0.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 39 -25 43  
MONTH TO DATE 255 305 -50 320  
SINCE DEC 1 1397 1349 48 1288  
SINCE JUL 1 2306 2433 -127 1994  
 
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 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 51 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 8:00 PM  
LOWEST 61 9:00 AM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 57 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -17 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:39 PM CST  
JANUARY 10 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:40 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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