921  
CDUS43 KLOT 210635  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
135 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 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 82 4:29 PM 103 1934 85 -3 79  
MINIMUM 67 5:17 AM 50 1941 68 -1 69  
AVERAGE 75 77 -2 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 3.03 1978 0.12 -0.12 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 3.17 2.25 0.92 2.46  
SINCE JUN 1 10.51 6.26 4.25 7.83  
SINCE JAN 1 24.40 18.74 5.66 17.40  
 
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 10 12 -2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 295 230 65 274  
SINCE JUN 1 488 452 36 598  
SINCE JAN 1 572 534 38 649    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 58 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 108 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 51 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 5:35 AM CDT SUNSET 8:20 PM CDT  
JULY 22 2026..........SUNRISE 5:36 AM CDT SUNSET 8:19 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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