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CDUS43 KLOT 162149
CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
449 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 58 2:50 PM 87 1963 63 -5 68
MINIMUM 51 11:05 AM 30 1944 46 5 56
AVERAGE 55 55 0 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 0.81 2006 0.12 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.12 1.84 0.28 1.59
SINCE SEP 1 7.52 4.61 2.91 2.15
SINCE JAN 1 39.66 28.64 11.02 26.97
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 10 10 0 3
MONTH TO DATE 36 125 -89 46
SINCE SEP 1 63 184 -121 67
SINCE JUL 1 63 188 -125 69
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 36 17 19 62
SINCE SEP 1 240 153 87 266
SINCE JAN 1 1211 1109 102 1407
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 12:00 AM
LOWEST 51 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 26 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CDT SUNSET 6:08 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:06 AM CDT SUNSET 6:06 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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