813  
CDUS43 KLOT 200648  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1248 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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 58 12:13 PM 67 2017 38 20 19  
MINIMUM 39 7:50 AM -8 1936 24 15 7  
AVERAGE 49 31 18 13  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.78 1994 0.05 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.91 -0.77 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 4.37 4.18 0.19 3.25  
SINCE JAN 1 2.56 2.39 0.17 1.32  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 34 -18 52  
MONTH TO DATE 578 695 -117 744  
SINCE DEC 1 3012 2946 66 2972  
SINCE JUL 1 3921 4030 -109 3678  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 35 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 69 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -9 1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 20 2026......SUNRISE 6:39 AM CST SUNSET 5:31 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 6:38 AM CST SUNSET 5:32 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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