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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1233 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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 38 2:03 PM 73 2000 40 -2 57
MINIMUM 27 5:58 AM -5 1967 26 1 37
AVERAGE 33 33 0 47
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.62 2007 0.07 -0.07 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 1.27 -1.13 0.16
SINCE DEC 1 4.37 4.54 -0.17 3.25
SINCE JAN 1 2.56 2.75 -0.19 1.32
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 32 32 0 18
MONTH TO DATE 791 893 -102 943
SINCE DEC 1 3225 3144 81 3171
SINCE JUL 1 4134 4228 -94 3877
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 78 3:00 AM
LOWEST 32 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 72 2024
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -1 1888
1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 6:30 AM CST SUNSET 5:38 PM CST
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 6:29 AM CST SUNSET 5:39 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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