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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1234 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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 8:45 PM 53 1954 32 -8 13
MINIMUM 3 6:49 AM -25 1985 19 -16 0
AVERAGE 14 26 -12 7
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 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
YESTERDAY 51 40 11 58
MONTH TO DATE 706 775 -69 837
SINCE DEC 1 1848 1819 29 1805
SINCE JUL 1 2757 2903 -146 2511
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 60 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -17 1984
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM CST SUNSET 4:53 PM CST
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM CST SUNSET 4:54 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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