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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
443 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 32 12:18 PM 60 2017 32 0 2
MINIMUM 24 1:42 AM -17 1984 19 5 -6
AVERAGE 28 26 2 -2
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.96 1999 0.04 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.28 1.04 1.24 0.07
SINCE DEC 1 4.09 2.83 1.26 2.00
SINCE JAN 1 2.28 1.04 1.24 0.07
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 37 40 -3 67
MONTH TO DATE 743 815 -72 904
SINCE DEC 1 1885 1859 26 1872
SINCE JUL 1 2794 2943 -149 2578
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 7:00 AM
LOWEST 55 3:00 AM
AVERAGE 68
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 58 1964
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -17 1883
1936
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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