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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
148 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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 68 2:12 PM 91 1980 63 5 75
MINIMUM 49 11:06 PM 25 1936 44 5 41
AVERAGE 59 53 6 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.50 1999 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.33 2.43 1.90 2.66
SINCE MAR 1 8.43 4.31 4.12 6.05
SINCE JAN 1 10.99 7.25 3.74 7.41
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 6 12 -6 7
MONTH TO DATE 248 353 -105 338
SINCE MAR 1 870 1141 -271 927
SINCE JUL 1 5080 5464 -384 4865
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 78 7:00 AM
LOWEST 56 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 1960
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1936
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 5:59 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT
APRIL 24 2026.........SUNRISE 5:57 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 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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