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CDUS43 KLOT 300631  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
131 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 1:31 PM 98 1953 81 1 71  
MINIMUM 66 5:38 AM 43 1965 65 1 57  
AVERAGE 74 73 1 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.02 1955 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 4.37 3.73 0.64 3.22  
SINCE JUN 1 17.89 11.29 6.60 15.25  
SINCE JAN 1 31.78 23.77 8.01 24.82  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 1  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2  
SINCE JUN 1 3 25 -22 11  
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 2  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 8 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 273 282 -9 314  
SINCE JUN 1 860 857 3 1082  
SINCE JAN 1 944 939 5 1133    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 96 1937  
1953  
2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE 6:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:28 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:26 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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