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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 63 2:56 PM 85 2025 65 -2 85
MINIMUM 50 6:35 AM 30 1934 46 4 55
1947
1950
AVERAGE 57 55 2 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.63 1951 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.39 3.26 2.13 3.17
SINCE MAR 1 9.49 5.14 4.35 6.56
SINCE JAN 1 12.05 8.08 3.97 7.92
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 8 10 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 292 420 -128 376
SINCE MAR 1 914 1208 -294 965
SINCE JUL 1 5124 5531 -407 4903
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 5
MONTH TO DATE 19 1 18 13
SINCE MAR 1 21 3 18 13
SINCE JAN 1 21 3 18 13
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 12:00 AM
LOWEST 56 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 89 1942
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 31 1958
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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