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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
133 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 73 6:14 PM 89 2002 60 13 58
MINIMUM 61 11:59 PM 21 1928 41 20 40
AVERAGE 67 50 17 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.27 1.26 1991 0.12 0.15 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 3.31 1.51 1.80 2.04
SINCE MAR 1 7.41 3.39 4.02 5.43
SINCE JAN 1 9.97 6.33 3.64 6.79
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 15 -15 16
MONTH TO DATE 184 260 -76 269
SINCE MAR 1 806 1048 -242 858
SINCE JUL 1 5016 5371 -355 4796
COOLING
YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 17 0 17 0
SINCE MAR 1 19 2 17 0
SINCE JAN 1 19 2 17 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM
LOWEST 66 6:00 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 88 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 26 1949
1962
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:33 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:34 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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