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CDUS43 KLOT 162141
CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
441 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 86 2:46 PM 101 1988 83 3 96
MINIMUM 72 4:11 AM 49 1976 67 5 75
AVERAGE 79 75 4 86
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.18 3.79 1968 0.14 0.04 0.39
MONTH TO DATE 4.03 2.06 1.97 0.74
SINCE JUN 1 17.55 9.62 7.93 12.77
SINCE JAN 1 31.44 22.10 9.34 22.34
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 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
TODAY 14 10 4 21
MONTH TO DATE 173 167 6 228
SINCE JUN 1 760 742 18 996
SINCE JAN 1 844 824 20 1047
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 7:00 AM
LOWEST 68 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 84
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 99 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 48 1976
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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