041  
CDUS43 KLOT 182236  
CLIVPZ  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
436 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
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..THE VALPARAISO IN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 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 65 2:07 PM 68 2017 39 26 14  
MINIMUM 49 2:22 AM -2 2006 23 26 -1  
AVERAGE 57 31 26 7  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.28 0.50 2009 0.05 0.23 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 0.92 -0.62 T  
SINCE DEC 1 2.88 4.25 -1.37 3.35  
SINCE JAN 1 0.67 2.53 -1.86 0.53  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 34 -26 58  
MONTH TO DATE 618 659 -41 717  
SINCE DEC 1 3138 2897 241 3064  
SINCE JUL 1 4200 3999 201 3979  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 25 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE VALPARAISO IN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 66 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -7 2015  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 6:39 AM CST SUNSET 5:26 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 6:37 AM CST SUNSET 5:27 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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