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CDUS43 KLOT 202134
CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 56 2:56 PM 87 1987 62 -6 64
MINIMUM 35 3:32 AM 27 1983 43 -8 49
AVERAGE 46 52 -6 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.27 2000 0.13 -0.13 0.26
MONTH TO DATE 4.32 2.17 2.15 2.65
SINCE MAR 1 8.42 4.05 4.37 6.04
SINCE JAN 1 10.98 6.99 3.99 7.40
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 19 13 6 8
MONTH TO DATE 240 328 -88 321
SINCE MAR 1 862 1116 -254 910
SINCE JUL 1 5072 5439 -367 4848
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 17 0 17 5
SINCE MAR 1 19 2 17 5
SINCE JAN 1 19 2 17 5
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 4:00 AM
LOWEST 28 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 52
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 86 1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 28 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 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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