998  
CDUS43 KLOT 110643  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
143 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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 8:14 AM 70 1955 45 18 70  
2025  
MINIMUM 40 5:49 PM 5 1933 30 10 41  
2003  
AVERAGE 52 38 14 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.90 1.12 2009 0.06 0.84 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.64 0.61 1.03 1.04  
SINCE MAR 1 1.64 0.61 1.03 1.04  
SINCE JAN 1 4.20 3.55 0.65 2.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 28 -15 9  
MONTH TO DATE 193 292 -99 246  
SINCE MAR 1 193 292 -99 246  
SINCE JUL 1 4403 4615 -212 4184  
 
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAIL  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 7:00 PM  
LOWEST 79 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 90  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 76 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 3 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 11 2026.........SUNRISE 7:09 AM CDT SUNSET 6:53 PM CDT  
MARCH 12 2026.........SUNRISE 7:08 AM CDT SUNSET 6:54 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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