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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 76 1:11 PM 86 1985 62 14 64
MINIMUM 50 5:33 AM 28 1943 43 7 46
AVERAGE 63 53 10 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 1.08 1973 0.13 -0.12 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 4.33 2.30 2.03 2.66
SINCE MAR 1 8.43 4.18 4.25 6.05
SINCE JAN 1 10.99 7.12 3.87 7.41
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 2 13 -11 10
MONTH TO DATE 242 341 -99 331
SINCE MAR 1 864 1129 -265 920
SINCE JUL 1 5074 5452 -378 4858
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 61 6:00 AM
LOWEST 41 1:00 AM
AVERAGE 51
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 91 1980
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1936
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 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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