928  
CDUS43 KLOT 212134  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 80 2:31 PM 99 1955 82 -2 78  
MINIMUM 62 5:17 AM 46 1950 66 -4 66  
AVERAGE 71 74 -3 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.58 1975 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.37 2.72 1.65 2.81  
SINCE JUN 1 17.89 10.28 7.61 14.84  
SINCE JAN 1 31.78 22.76 9.02 24.41  
 
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 6 9 -3 7  
MONTH TO DATE 211 214 -3 283  
SINCE JUN 1 798 789 9 1051  
SINCE JAN 1 882 871 11 1102    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 103 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT  
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 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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