CDUS43 KLOT 192138 CLIMDW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 438 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2026 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 60 12:56 PM 79 2012 49 11 50 MINIMUM 35 6:21 AM 11 1965 33 2 37 AVERAGE 48 41 7 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.50 1948 0.05 -0.05 0.64 MONTH TO DATE 3.24 1.12 2.12 2.37 SINCE MAR 1 3.24 1.12 2.12 2.37 SINCE JAN 1 5.80 4.06 1.74 3.73 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 17 24 -7 21 MONTH TO DATE 449 524 -75 386 SINCE MAR 1 449 524 -75 386 SINCE JUL 1 4659 4847 -188 4324 COOLING TODAY 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 79 6:00 AM LOWEST 44 12:00 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 85 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 8 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. $$