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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
136 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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 63 4:04 PM 79 2000 44 19 51
MINIMUM 34 3:54 AM -7 1943 29 5 31
AVERAGE 49 37 12 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.02 2009 0.06 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.74 0.49 0.25 1.04
SINCE MAR 1 0.74 0.49 0.25 1.04
SINCE JAN 1 3.30 3.43 -0.13 2.40
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 16 28 -12 24
MONTH TO DATE 175 236 -61 218
SINCE MAR 1 175 236 -61 218
SINCE JUL 1 4385 4559 -174 4156
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 7:00 AM
LOWEST 34 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 69 1974
2021
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 3 1932
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 9 2026.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 6:51 PM CDT
MARCH 10 2026.........SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 6:52 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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