CDUS43 KLOT 212132 CLIMDW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 432 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 72 2:59 PM 86 2012 50 22 61 MINIMUM 43 1:02 AM 12 1940 33 10 32 1951 AVERAGE 58 41 17 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.93 1932 0.06 -0.06 T MONTH TO DATE 3.24 1.24 2.00 2.53 SINCE MAR 1 3.24 1.24 2.00 2.53 SINCE JAN 1 5.80 4.18 1.62 3.89 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 7 24 -17 18 MONTH TO DATE 463 572 -109 430 SINCE MAR 1 463 572 -109 430 SINCE JUL 1 4673 4895 -222 4368 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 1:00 AM LOWEST 35 3:00 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 84 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 6 1940 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:52 AM CDT SUNSET 7:04 PM CDT MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:06 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$