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CDUS43 KLOT 122134  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 88R 2:59 PM 86 1930 65 23 69  
2008  
MINIMUM 62 1:12 AM 30 1987 48 14 51  
AVERAGE 75 57 18 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.40 1973 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.40 1.36 0.04 1.41  
SINCE SEP 1 6.80 4.13 2.67 1.97  
SINCE JAN 1 38.94 28.16 10.78 26.79  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 9 -9 5  
MONTH TO DATE 22 86 -64 36  
SINCE SEP 1 49 145 -96 57  
SINCE JUL 1 49 149 -100 59  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 1 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 28 16 12 62  
SINCE SEP 1 232 152 80 266  
SINCE JAN 1 1203 1108 95 1407    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1987  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2026.......SUNRISE 7:00 AM CDT SUNSET 6:14 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 7:01 AM CDT SUNSET 6:13 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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