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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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 42 3:39 PM 62 1871 33 9 36
1890
2005
MINIMUM 27 6:05 AM -9 1974 19 8 21
AVERAGE 35 26 9 29
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.76 1960 0.05 -0.05 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 2.17 0.63 1.54 0.07
SINCE DEC 1 3.98 2.42 1.56 2.00
SINCE JAN 1 2.17 0.63 1.54 0.07
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 30 39 -9 36
MONTH TO DATE 367 461 -94 473
SINCE DEC 1 1509 1505 4 1441
SINCE JUL 1 2418 2589 -171 2147
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 78 12:00 AM
LOWEST 55 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 56 1932
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -10 1888
1929
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 12 2026.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CST SUNSET 4:42 PM CST
JANUARY 13 2026.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CST SUNSET 4:43 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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