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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
134 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 4:56 PM 89 1986 64 4 70
MINIMUM 51 12:10 AM 28 1928 45 6 38
AVERAGE 60 55 5 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.06 2.13 1959 0.15 0.91 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.39 3.11 2.28 3.17
SINCE MAR 1 9.49 4.99 4.50 6.56
SINCE JAN 1 12.05 7.93 4.12 7.92
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 5 11 -6 11
MONTH TO DATE 284 410 -126 376
SINCE MAR 1 906 1198 -292 965
SINCE JUL 1 5116 5521 -405 4903
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 19 0 19 8
SINCE MAR 1 21 2 19 8
SINCE JAN 1 21 2 19 8
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 1:00 PM
LOWEST 70 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 84
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 85 2025
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 30 1934
1947
1950
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 5:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 5:50 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 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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