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CDUS43 KLOT 072143  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
443 PM CDT TUE APR 07 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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 38 2:59 PM 83 2001 57 -19 47  
MINIMUM 30 6:23 AM 10 1982 39 -9 32  
AVERAGE 34 48 -14 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.78 2010 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.13 0.65 1.48 2.01  
SINCE MAR 1 6.23 2.53 3.70 5.40  
SINCE JAN 1 8.79 5.47 3.32 6.76  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 31 18 13 25  
MONTH TO DATE 134 131 3 129  
SINCE MAR 1 756 919 -163 718  
SINCE JUL 1 4966 5242 -276 4656  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 2 2 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 2 2 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 82 1931  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 20 1936  
1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 7 2026.........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 7:23 PM CDT  
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 7:24 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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