738  
CDUS43 KLOT 222240  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
440 PM CST THU JAN 22 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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 28 12:07 AM 58 1964 32 -4 26  
MINIMUM 16 7:39 AM -17 1883 19 -3 0  
1936  
AVERAGE 22 26 -4 13  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.33 1965 0.05 -0.05 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 2.28 1.09 1.19 0.08  
SINCE DEC 1 4.09 2.88 1.21 2.01  
SINCE JAN 1 2.28 1.09 1.19 0.08  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 43 39 4 52  
MONTH TO DATE 785 854 -69 956  
SINCE DEC 1 1927 1898 29 1924  
SINCE JUL 1 2836 2982 -146 2630  
 
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 59 1967  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -19 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM CST SUNSET 4:54 PM CST  
JANUARY 23 2026.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CST SUNSET 4:55 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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