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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
440 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 32 12:30 AM 81 2012 48 -16 44
MINIMUM 24 8:35 AM 5 1941 32 -8 29
AVERAGE 28 40 -12 37
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.12 1942 0.06 -0.06 0.16
MONTH TO DATE 3.14 0.95 2.19 1.73
SINCE MAR 1 3.14 0.95 2.19 1.73
SINCE JAN 1 5.70 3.89 1.81 3.09
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 37 26 11 28
MONTH TO DATE 355 450 -95 336
SINCE MAR 1 355 450 -95 336
SINCE JUL 1 4565 4773 -208 4274
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 NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 12:00 AM
LOWEST 60 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 80 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 0 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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