278  
CDUS43 KLOT 170634  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
134 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 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 91 12:25 PM 100 1931 85 6 92  
MINIMUM 78 6:04 AM 49 1930 68 10 73  
1945  
AVERAGE 85 77 8 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.48 1950 0.11 -0.11 0.22  
MONTH TO DATE 3.07 1.80 1.27 2.25  
SINCE JUN 1 10.41 5.81 4.60 7.62  
SINCE JAN 1 24.30 18.29 6.01 17.19  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 3 24 -21 9  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 20 12 8 18  
MONTH TO DATE 238 182 56 239  
SINCE JUN 1 431 404 27 563  
SINCE JAN 1 515 486 29 614    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 25 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 100 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 51 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 5:31 AM CDT SUNSET 8:23 PM CDT  
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 5:32 AM CDT SUNSET 8:22 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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