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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
445 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 37 3:59 PM 56 1990 32 5 39
MINIMUM 22 1:11 AM -19 1977 19 3 19
AVERAGE 30 26 4 29
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.53 2017 0.04 -0.04 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.23 0.81 1.42 0.07
SINCE DEC 1 4.04 2.60 1.44 2.00
SINCE JAN 1 2.23 0.81 1.42 0.07
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 35 39 -4 36
MONTH TO DATE 504 617 -113 661
SINCE DEC 1 1646 1661 -15 1629
SINCE JUL 1 2555 2745 -190 2335
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 W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 7:00 AM
LOWEST 65 12:00 AM
AVERAGE 79
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 58 1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -17 1982
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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