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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
440 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 64 2:59 PM 87 1950 63 1 74
MINIMUM 42 6:40 AM 20 1948 46 -4 60
AVERAGE 53 54 -1 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.18 1985 0.11 -0.11 0.55
MONTH TO DATE 2.13 2.07 0.06 2.14
SINCE SEP 1 7.53 4.84 2.69 2.70
SINCE JAN 1 39.67 28.87 10.80 27.52
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 12 11 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 69 147 -78 46
SINCE SEP 1 96 206 -110 67
SINCE JUL 1 96 210 -114 69
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 2
MONTH TO DATE 36 17 19 65
SINCE SEP 1 240 153 87 269
SINCE JAN 1 1211 1109 102 1410
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 62 2:00 AM
LOWEST 29 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 46
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 84 1971
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 24 1930
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:07 AM CDT SUNSET 6:05 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:08 AM CDT SUNSET 6:03 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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