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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

148 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026



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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         47   5:10 PM  81    2012  48     -1       73        

  MINIMUM         23  12:05 AM   3    1941  32     -9       46        

  AVERAGE         35                        40     -5       60     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.04 1952   0.06  -0.04     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    3.24                      1.07   2.17     1.73     

  SINCE MAR 1      3.24                      1.07   2.17     1.73     

  SINCE JAN 1      5.80                      4.01   1.79     3.09     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       30                        25      5        5        

  MONTH TO DATE  432                       500    -68      365        

  SINCE MAR 1    432                       500    -68      365        

  SINCE JUL 1   4642                      4823   -181     4303        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        

  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0        

  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  LIGHT SNOW                                                          

  FOG                                                                 





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    84           1:00 AM                                      

 LOWEST     52           4:00 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    68                                                        



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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        79      2012                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        11      1965                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE   6:56 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:02 PM CDT     

MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE   6:54 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:03 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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