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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
437 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         83   2:59 PM 100    1995  83      0       88
  MINIMUM         69  10:31 AM  50    1930  67      2       72
  AVERAGE         76                        75      1       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.11          2.21 2016   0.13  -0.02     0.18
  MONTH TO DATE    3.21                      1.49   1.72     0.35
  SINCE JUN 1     16.73                      9.05   7.68    12.38
  SINCE JAN 1     30.62                     21.53   9.09    21.95

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      3                        25    -22        9
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0

 COOLING
  TODAY           11                        10      1       15
  MONTH TO DATE  127                       127      0      166
  SINCE JUN 1    714                       702     12      934
  SINCE JAN 1    798                       784     14      985
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          10:00 AM
 LOWEST     61           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       101      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE   5:56 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:55 PM CDT
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE   5:57 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:54 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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