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CDUS43 KLOT 042138  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
438 PM CDT SUN OCT 04 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 74 2:09 PM 90 1951 69 5 89  
MINIMUM 52 6:04 AM 34 1989 51 1 67  
AVERAGE 63 60 3 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.89 1991 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.40 0.45 0.95 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 6.80 3.22 3.58 0.56  
SINCE JAN 1 38.94 27.25 11.69 25.38  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 6 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 23 -11 0  
SINCE SEP 1 39 82 -43 21  
SINCE JUL 1 39 86 -47 23  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 2 8 -6 39  
SINCE SEP 1 206 144 62 243  
SINCE JAN 1 1177 1100 77 1384    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 89 1997  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 6:51 AM CDT SUNSET 6:27 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 6:52 AM CDT SUNSET 6:26 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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