385  
CDUS43 KLOT 170633  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
133 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 58 2:50 PM 87 1963 63 -5 68  
MINIMUM 44 11:59 PM 30 1944 46 -2 56  
AVERAGE 51 55 -4 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 0.81 2006 0.12 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.13 1.84 0.29 1.59  
SINCE SEP 1 7.53 4.61 2.92 2.15  
SINCE JAN 1 39.67 28.64 11.03 26.97  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 10 4 3  
MONTH TO DATE 40 125 -85 46  
SINCE SEP 1 67 184 -117 67  
SINCE JUL 1 67 188 -121 69  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 26 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:06 AM CDT SUNSET 6:06 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:07 AM CDT SUNSET 6:05 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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