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CDUS43 KLOT 202238  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
438 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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 47 2:44 AM 69 2017 38 9 25  
MINIMUM 30 3:59 PM -9 1929 24 6 5  
AVERAGE 39 31 8 15  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.31 2018 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.97 -0.83 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 4.37 4.24 0.13 3.25  
SINCE JAN 1 2.56 2.45 0.11 1.32  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 26 34 -8 50  
MONTH TO DATE 604 729 -125 794  
SINCE DEC 1 3038 2980 58 3022  
SINCE JUL 1 3947 4064 -117 3728  
 
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 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 51 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 68 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -6 1963  
 
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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