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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1239 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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 24 4:22 PM 60 1949 32 -8 20
MINIMUM 15 8:57 AM -19 1979 19 -4 5
AVERAGE 20 26 -6 13
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.39 1997 0.05 -0.05 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.23 0.77 1.46 0.07
SINCE DEC 1 4.04 2.56 1.48 2.00
SINCE JAN 1 2.23 0.77 1.46 0.07
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 45 39 6 52
MONTH TO DATE 469 578 -109 625
SINCE DEC 1 1611 1622 -11 1593
SINCE JUL 1 2520 2706 -186 2299
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 64 8:00 AM
LOWEST 47 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 56 1990
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -19 1977
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CST SUNSET 4:47 PM CST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CST SUNSET 4:48 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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