813  
CDUS43 KLOT 212132  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
432 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 72 2:59 PM 86 2012 50 22 61  
MINIMUM 43 1:02 AM 12 1940 33 10 32  
1951  
AVERAGE 58 41 17 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.93 1932 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.24 1.24 2.00 2.53  
SINCE MAR 1 3.24 1.24 2.00 2.53  
SINCE JAN 1 5.80 4.18 1.62 3.89  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 7 24 -17 18  
MONTH TO DATE 463 572 -109 430  
SINCE MAR 1 463 572 -109 430  
SINCE JUL 1 4673 4895 -222 4368  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 84 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 6 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:52 AM CDT SUNSET 7:04 PM CDT  
MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:06 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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