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CDUS43 KLOT 122133  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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 81 2:48 PM 86 1971 59 22 61  
1977  
MINIMUM 57 1:26 AM 21 1939 40 17 36  
1957  
AVERAGE 69 49 20 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.16 1952 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.46 1.17 1.29 2.03  
SINCE MAR 1 6.56 3.05 3.51 5.42  
SINCE JAN 1 9.12 5.99 3.13 6.78  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 16 -16 16  
MONTH TO DATE 184 214 -30 241  
SINCE MAR 1 806 1002 -196 830  
SINCE JUL 1 5016 5325 -309 4768  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 0 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 6 2 4 0  
SINCE JAN 1 6 2 4 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 84 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 12 2026.........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:29 PM CDT  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 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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