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CDUS43 KLOT 092233  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CST FRI JAN 09 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 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 60R 2:34 AM 57 1939 33 27 29  
MINIMUM 42 9:50 AM -17 1982 20 22 15  
AVERAGE 51 26 25 22  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.80 2024 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.06 0.48 1.58 0.01  
SINCE DEC 1 3.87 2.27 1.60 1.94  
SINCE JAN 1 2.06 0.48 1.58 0.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 14 39 -25 43  
MONTH TO DATE 269 344 -75 363  
SINCE DEC 1 1411 1388 23 1331  
SINCE JUL 1 2320 2472 -152 2037  
 
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 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 68 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 60 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -22 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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