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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
436 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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 3:59 PM 66 2000 39 -10 47
MINIMUM 20 4:51 AM 0 1939 25 -5 25
2015
AVERAGE 25 32 -7 36
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.90 1985 0.06 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 1.14 -1.00 0.16
SINCE DEC 1 4.37 4.41 -0.04 3.25
SINCE JAN 1 2.56 2.62 -0.06 1.32
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 40 33 7 29
MONTH TO DATE 725 829 -104 908
SINCE DEC 1 3159 3080 79 3136
SINCE JUL 1 4068 4164 -96 3842
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 68 5:00 AM
LOWEST 40 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 64 1930
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -5 1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 23 2026......SUNRISE 6:35 AM CST SUNSET 5:34 PM CST
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 6:33 AM CST SUNSET 5:35 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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