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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1235 AM CST SAT MAR 07 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 74R 3:16 PM 71 1983 44 30 43
MINIMUM 43 4:54 AM 2 1960 29 14 29
AVERAGE 59 36 23 36
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.47 0.49 1983 0.06 0.41 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.55 0.37 0.18 0.95
SINCE MAR 1 0.55 0.37 0.18 0.95
SINCE JAN 1 3.11 3.31 -0.20 2.31
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 6 29 -23 29
MONTH TO DATE 145 179 -34 166
SINCE MAR 1 145 179 -34 166
SINCE JUL 1 4355 4502 -147 4104
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 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 W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM
LOWEST 66 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 83
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 79 2000
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -2 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 7 2026.........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CST SUNSET 5:49 PM CST
MARCH 8 2026.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 6:50 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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