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CLIMDW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
133 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         73   6:14 PM  89    2002  60     13       58
  MINIMUM         61  11:59 PM  21    1928  41     20       40
  AVERAGE         67                        50     17       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.27          1.26 1991   0.12   0.15     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    3.31                      1.51   1.80     2.04
  SINCE MAR 1      7.41                      3.39   4.02     5.43
  SINCE JAN 1      9.97                      6.33   3.64     6.79

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        15    -15       16
  MONTH TO DATE  184                       260    -76      269
  SINCE MAR 1    806                      1048   -242      858
  SINCE JUL 1   5016                      5371   -355     4796

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         0     17        0
  SINCE MAR 1     19                         2     17        0
  SINCE JAN 1     19                         2     17        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     66           6:00 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        88      2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        26      1949
                                             1962


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE   6:09 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:33 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE   6:08 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:34 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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