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CDUS43 KLOT 212238  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
438 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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 29 3:55 PM 68 2024 39 -10 29  
MINIMUM 24 4:33 AM -6 1963 24 0 11  
AVERAGE 27 32 -5 20  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.25 1997 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 1.02 -0.88 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 4.37 4.29 0.08 3.25  
SINCE JAN 1 2.56 2.50 0.06 1.32  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 38 34 4 45  
MONTH TO DATE 644 763 -119 839  
SINCE DEC 1 3078 3014 64 3067  
SINCE JUL 1 3987 4098 -111 3773  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 66 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 67 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -7 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 6:38 AM CST SUNSET 5:32 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 22 2026......SUNRISE 6:36 AM CST SUNSET 5:33 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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