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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1234 AM CST SUN MAR 08 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 64 2:32 AM 79 2000 44 20 40  
MINIMUM 38 11:59 PM -2 1943 29 9 33  
AVERAGE 51 36 15 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.19 1.27 2009 0.06 0.13 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 0.74 0.43 0.31 1.04  
SINCE MAR 1 0.74 0.43 0.31 1.04  
SINCE JAN 1 3.30 3.37 -0.07 2.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 29 -15 28  
MONTH TO DATE 159 208 -49 194  
SINCE MAR 1 159 208 -49 194  
SINCE JUL 1 4369 4531 -162 4132  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 74 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 79 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -7 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 8 2026.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 6:50 PM CDT  
MARCH 9 2026.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 6:51 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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