870  
CDUS43 KLOT 152132  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
432 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 63 2:59 PM 81 2012 47 16 67  
MINIMUM 37 1:32 AM 12 1979 31 6 43  
AVERAGE 50 39 11 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.08 1.66 1984 0.06 0.02 0.33  
MONTH TO DATE 1.95 0.89 1.06 1.57  
SINCE MAR 1 1.95 0.89 1.06 1.57  
SINCE JAN 1 4.51 3.83 0.68 2.93  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 15 26 -11 10  
MONTH TO DATE 316 424 -108 308  
SINCE MAR 1 316 424 -108 308  
SINCE JUL 1 4526 4747 -221 4246  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 11:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 8:00 AM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 81 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 5 1941  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 15 2026.........SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 6:58 PM CDT  
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 7:01 AM CDT SUNSET 6:59 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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