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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
438 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 45 1:48 AM 76 1990 46 -1 60  
MINIMUM 35 1:13 PM 3 1979 30 5 38  
AVERAGE 40 38 2 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.17 0.92 1957 0.05 0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.81 0.66 1.15 1.04  
SINCE MAR 1 1.81 0.66 1.15 1.04  
SINCE JAN 1 4.37 3.60 0.77 2.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 25 27 -2 16  
MONTH TO DATE 218 319 -101 262  
SINCE MAR 1 218 319 -101 262  
SINCE JUL 1 4428 4642 -214 4200  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 79 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 81 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 1 1948  
 
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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