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CDUS43 KLOT 220642  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1242 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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 29 4:53 PM 68 2024 39 -10 29  
MINIMUM 24 4:33 AM -6 1963 24 0 11  
AVERAGE 27 32 -5 20  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 63 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 67 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -7 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 22 2026......SUNRISE 6:36 AM CST SUNSET 5:33 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 23 2026......SUNRISE 6:35 AM CST SUNSET 5:34 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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