951  
CDUS43 KLOT 130645  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
145 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 4:18 PM 81 1990 46 -1 53  
MINIMUM 29 6:09 AM 1 1948 31 -2 38  
AVERAGE 37 38 -1 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.30 1953 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.81 0.72 1.09 1.04  
SINCE MAR 1 1.81 0.72 1.09 1.04  
SINCE JAN 1 4.37 3.66 0.71 2.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 27 1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 247 346 -99 281  
SINCE MAR 1 247 346 -99 281  
SINCE JUL 1 4457 4669 -212 4219  
 
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 S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 74 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 11 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 7:06 AM CDT SUNSET 6:55 PM CDT  
MARCH 14 2026.........SUNRISE 7:04 AM CDT SUNSET 6:57 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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