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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
134 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 64 4:01 PM 81 2012 47 17 67
MINIMUM 32 11:59 PM 12 1979 31 1 43
AVERAGE 48 39 9 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.27 1.66 1984 0.06 1.21 0.33
MONTH TO DATE 3.14 0.89 2.25 1.57
SINCE MAR 1 3.14 0.89 2.25 1.57
SINCE JAN 1 5.70 3.83 1.87 2.93
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 17 26 -9 10
MONTH TO DATE 318 424 -106 308
SINCE MAR 1 318 424 -106 308
SINCE JUL 1 4528 4747 -219 4246
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 N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 5:00 PM
LOWEST 52 8:00 AM
AVERAGE 74
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 81 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 5 1941
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 7:01 AM CDT SUNSET 6:59 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:59 AM CDT SUNSET 7:00 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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