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CLIMDW

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
142 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 11 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         78   3:56 PM  88    1928  66     12       65        
  MINIMUM         59   6:44 AM  29    2009  48     11       55        
  AVERAGE         69                        57     12       60     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 2021   0.12  -0.12     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.40                      1.23   0.17     1.41     
  SINCE SEP 1      6.80                      4.00   2.80     1.97     
  SINCE JAN 1     38.94                     28.03  10.91    26.79     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9        5        
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        77    -55       31        
  SINCE SEP 1     49                       136    -87       52        
  SINCE JUL 1     49                       140    -91       54        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        15      3       62        
  SINCE SEP 1    222                       151     71      266        
  SINCE JAN 1   1193                      1107     86     1407        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           6:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     47           4:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    63                                                        

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1930                      
                                             2008                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1987                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
OCTOBER 12 2026.......SUNRISE   7:00 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:14 PM CDT     
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE   7:01 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:13 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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