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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
447 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 26 12:19 AM 58 1952 32 -6 46
MINIMUM 13 9:27 AM -17 1982 19 -6 27
AVERAGE 20 26 -6 37
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.68 1988 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.25 0.86 1.39 0.07
SINCE DEC 1 4.06 2.65 1.41 2.00
SINCE JAN 1 2.25 0.86 1.39 0.07
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 45 39 6 28
MONTH TO DATE 549 656 -107 689
SINCE DEC 1 1691 1700 -9 1657
SINCE JUL 1 2600 2784 -184 2363
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 61 7:00 AM
LOWEST 49 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 61 1996
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -20 1994
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CST SUNSET 4:48 PM CST
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:14 AM CST SUNSET 4:49 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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