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CLIMDW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
136 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         81   5:32 PM  98    1944  83     -2       92
  MINIMUM         72   8:34 AM  48    1929  67      5       72
  AVERAGE         77                        75      2       82

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.39          2.07 1934   0.14   0.25     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.85                      1.92   1.93     0.35
  SINCE JUN 1     17.37                      9.48   7.89    12.38
  SINCE JAN 1     31.26                     21.96   9.30    21.95

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY       12                        10      2       17
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       157      2      207
  SINCE JUN 1    746                       732     14      975
  SINCE JAN 1    830                       814     16     1026
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           8:00 AM
 LOWEST     77           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    89

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       101      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        49      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE   6:00 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:49 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   6:01 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:48 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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