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CDUS43 KLOT 262152
CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
452 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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 73 10:23 AM 79 2007 52 21 54
MINIMUM 50 2:59 PM 11 1955 35 15 32
AVERAGE 62 43 19 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.08 1.40 1959 0.06 0.02 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 1.55 1.79 2.75
SINCE MAR 1 3.34 1.55 1.79 2.75
SINCE JAN 1 5.90 4.49 1.41 4.11
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 3 22 -19 22
MONTH TO DATE 536 685 -149 541
SINCE MAR 1 536 685 -149 541
SINCE JUL 1 4746 5008 -262 4479
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 6:00 AM
LOWEST 53 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 82 1945
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 13 1965
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 26 2026.........SUNRISE 6:44 AM CDT SUNSET 7:10 PM CDT
MARCH 27 2026.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:11 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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