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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
206 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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 80 5:15 PM 100 1941 83 -3 89
MINIMUM 68 10:17 AM 50 1982 67 1 75
AVERAGE 74 75 -1 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.66 2.36 1931 0.13 0.53 0.17
MONTH TO DATE 3.10 1.36 1.74 0.17
SINCE JUN 1 16.62 8.92 7.70 12.20
SINCE JAN 1 30.51 21.40 9.11 21.77
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 3 25 -22 9
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 0
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 10 -1 17
MONTH TO DATE 116 117 -1 151
SINCE JUN 1 703 692 11 919
SINCE JAN 1 787 774 13 970
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 10:00 AM
LOWEST 71 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 84
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 100 1995
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 50 1930
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 5:57 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 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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