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CDUS43 KLOT 120637
CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
137 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 45 1:48 AM 76 1990 46 -1 60
MINIMUM 32 11:59 PM 3 1979 30 2 38
AVERAGE 39 38 1 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 26 27 -1 16
MONTH TO DATE 219 319 -100 262
SINCE MAR 1 219 319 -100 262
SINCE JUL 1 4429 4642 -213 4200
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 NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM
LOWEST 72 9:00 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 81 1990
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 1 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2026.........SUNRISE 7:08 AM CDT SUNSET 6:54 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 7:06 AM CDT SUNSET 6:55 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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