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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
449 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         58   2:50 PM  87    1963  63     -5       68        
  MINIMUM         51  11:05 AM  30    1944  46      5       56        
  AVERAGE         55                        55      0       62     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.01          0.81 2006   0.12  -0.11     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.12                      1.84   0.28     1.59     
  SINCE SEP 1      7.52                      4.61   2.91     2.15     
  SINCE JAN 1     39.66                     28.64  11.02    26.97     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           10                        10      0        3        
  MONTH TO DATE   36                       125    -89       46        
  SINCE SEP 1     63                       184   -121       67        
  SINCE JUL 1     63                       188   -125       69        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        17     19       62        
  SINCE SEP 1    240                       153     87      266        
  SINCE JAN 1   1211                      1109    102     1407        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84          12:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     51           3:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    68                                                        

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      1950                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        26      1948                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE   7:04 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:08 PM CDT     
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE   7:06 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:06 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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