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CDUS43 KLOT 190633  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1233 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 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 64 1:36 PM 70 2017 38 26 16  
MINIMUM 45 11:59 PM -16 1936 23 22 -2  
AVERAGE 55 30 25 7  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.07 0.84 1951 0.06 0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.13 0.86 -0.73 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 4.36 4.13 0.23 3.25  
SINCE JAN 1 2.55 2.34 0.21 1.32  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 10 34 -24 58  
MONTH TO DATE 562 661 -99 692  
SINCE DEC 1 2996 2912 84 2920  
SINCE JUL 1 3905 3996 -91 3626  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 14 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 67 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -8 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 6:41 AM CST SUNSET 5:29 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 20 2026......SUNRISE 6:39 AM CST SUNSET 5:31 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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