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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
443 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 74 2:55 PM 88 2002 60 14 50
MINIMUM 60 5:42 AM 26 1949 42 18 36
1962
AVERAGE 67 51 16 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.05 1.33 2006 0.14 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.36 1.65 1.71 2.04
SINCE MAR 1 7.46 3.53 3.93 5.43
SINCE JAN 1 10.02 6.47 3.55 6.79
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 14 -14 22
MONTH TO DATE 184 274 -90 291
SINCE MAR 1 806 1062 -256 880
SINCE JUL 1 5016 5385 -369 4818
COOLING
TODAY 2 0 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 19 0 19 0
SINCE MAR 1 21 2 19 0
SINCE JAN 1 21 2 19 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM
LOWEST 53 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 88 1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 29 1944
1983
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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