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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
438 PM CDT WED AUG 26 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 85 2:58 PM 97 1953 82 3 75
1973
MINIMUM 69 5:57 AM 48 1982 65 4 55
AVERAGE 77 73 4 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.66 2012 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.37 3.36 1.01 2.81
SINCE JUN 1 17.89 10.92 6.97 14.84
SINCE JAN 1 31.78 23.40 8.38 24.41
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 1
SINCE JUN 1 3 25 -22 10
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 1
COOLING
TODAY 12 8 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 246 258 -12 306
SINCE JUN 1 833 833 0 1074
SINCE JAN 1 917 915 2 1125
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 4:00 AM
LOWEST 48 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 99 2024
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 46 1935
1982
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:34 PM CDT
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 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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