CXUS53 KLOT 011650 CLMMDW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1150 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 86 03/21/2012 03/29/1986 LOW -7 03/08/1943 HIGHEST 81 03/30 80 03/14 03/28 LOWEST 15 03/17 18 03/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 55.3 47.6 7.7 55.5 AVG. MINIMUM 34.3 31.7 2.6 35.9 MEAN 44.8 39.6 5.2 45.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 3 2.5 0.5 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 14 17.6 -3.6 11 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.64 2009 MINIMUM 0.33 1958 TOTALS 4.10 1.88 2.22 3.39 DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.06 0.07 0.11 DAYS >= .01 14 9.9 4.1 12 DAYS >= .10 8 5.0 3.0 10 DAYS >= .50 2 1.0 1.0 2 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.2 0.8 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.35 03/15 TO 03/16 0.87 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 622 788 -166 589 SINCE 7/1 4832 5112 -280 MM COOLING TOTAL 2 2 0 0 SINCE 1/1 2 2 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/280 DATE 03/13 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/280 DATE 03/13 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.74 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 19 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0 FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$