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CDUS43 KLOT 302138
CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
438 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 10:52 AM 92 1942 66 -10 61
MINIMUM 38 4:55 AM 31 1931 46 -8 47
AVERAGE 47 56 -9 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.15 1970 0.16 -0.16 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 5.41 3.57 1.84 3.19
SINCE MAR 1 9.51 5.45 4.06 6.58
SINCE JAN 1 12.07 8.39 3.68 7.94
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 18 10 8 11
MONTH TO DATE 327 440 -113 388
SINCE MAR 1 949 1228 -279 977
SINCE JUL 1 5159 5551 -392 4915
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 19 9 10 13
SINCE MAR 1 21 11 10 13
SINCE JAN 1 21 11 10 13
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM
LOWEST 40 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 67
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 90 1951
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 5:49 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 5:47 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 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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