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CLIMDW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
144 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         82   3:01 PM  85    2003  59     23       66
  MINIMUM         57   6:44 AM  23    1943  41     16       50
  AVERAGE         70                        50     20       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.46          1.21 1949   0.11   0.35     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.04                      1.39   1.65     2.03
  SINCE MAR 1      7.14                      3.27   3.87     5.42
  SINCE JAN 1      9.70                      6.21   3.49     6.78

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        15    -15        7
  MONTH TO DATE  184                       245    -61      253
  SINCE MAR 1    806                      1033   -227      842
  SINCE JUL 1   5016                      5356   -340     4780

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         0     15        0
  SINCE MAR 1     17                         2     15        0
  SINCE JAN 1     17                         2     15        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          11:00 PM
 LOWEST     56           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        89      2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1928


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE   6:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:32 PM CDT
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE   6:09 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:33 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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