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CDUS43 KLOT 202239  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
439 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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 20 3:59 PM 53 1954 32 -12 13  
MINIMUM 3 6:49 AM -25 1985 19 -16 0  
AVERAGE 12 26 -14 7  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.99 1974 0.05 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.28 1.00 1.28 0.07  
SINCE DEC 1 4.09 2.79 1.30 2.00  
SINCE JAN 1 2.28 1.00 1.28 0.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 53 40 13 58  
MONTH TO DATE 708 775 -67 837  
SINCE DEC 1 1850 1819 31 1805  
SINCE JUL 1 2759 2903 -144 2511  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 60 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -17 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 7:13 AM CST SUNSET 4:51 PM CST  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM CST SUNSET 4:53 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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