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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
436 PM CDT SAT OCT 03 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 70 2:58 PM 91 1954 70 0 90  
MINIMUM 49 5:50 AM 29 1974 52 -3 66  
AVERAGE 60 61 -1 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.95 1954 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.40 0.34 1.06 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 6.80 3.11 3.69 0.56  
SINCE JAN 1 38.94 27.14 11.80 25.38  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 6 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 17 -7 0  
SINCE SEP 1 37 76 -39 21  
SINCE JUL 1 37 80 -43 23  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 2 6 -4 26  
SINCE SEP 1 206 142 64 230  
SINCE JAN 1 1177 1098 79 1371    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 90 1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 6:50 AM CDT SUNSET 6:29 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 6:51 AM CDT SUNSET 6:27 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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