839  
CDUS43 KLOT 180641  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
141 AM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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 94 1:19 PM 100 1942 85 9 75  
MINIMUM 77 3:21 AM 51 1940 68 9 64  
AVERAGE 86 77 9 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.10 5.72 1996 0.11 -0.01 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.17 1.91 1.26 2.25  
SINCE JUN 1 10.51 5.92 4.59 7.62  
SINCE JAN 1 24.40 18.40 6.00 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 21 12 9 5  
MONTH TO DATE 259 194 65 244  
SINCE JUN 1 452 416 36 568  
SINCE JAN 1 536 498 38 619    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 101 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 5:32 AM CDT SUNSET 8:22 PM CDT  
JULY 19 2026..........SUNRISE 5:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:21 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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