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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
432 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 56 2:59 PM 86 1950 63 -7 74
MINIMUM 40 5:08 AM 26 1948 46 -6 57
AVERAGE 48 54 -6 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.48 1988 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.13 1.96 0.17 1.59
SINCE SEP 1 7.53 4.73 2.80 2.15
SINCE JAN 1 39.67 28.76 10.91 26.97
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 17 11 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 57 136 -79 46
SINCE SEP 1 84 195 -111 67
SINCE JUL 1 84 199 -115 69
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 1
MONTH TO DATE 36 17 19 63
SINCE SEP 1 240 153 87 267
SINCE JAN 1 1211 1109 102 1408
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 65 12:00 AM
LOWEST 45 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 87 1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 20 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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