Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS
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CDUS43 KLOT 182133
CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
433 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2024
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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 TO 2024
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 36 2:45 PM 81 2012 48 -12 26
MINIMUM 26 6:41 AM 3 1941 32 -6 13
AVERAGE 31 40 -9 20
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.04 1952 0.06 -0.06 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.56 1.07 1.49 0.87
SINCE MAR 1 2.56 1.07 1.49 0.87
SINCE JAN 1 5.54 4.01 1.53 6.22
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 34 25 9 45
MONTH TO DATE 316 500 -184 499
SINCE MAR 1 316 500 -184 499
SINCE JUL 1 3865 4823 -958 4403
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
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 58 11:00 AM
LOWEST 43 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 79 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 11 1965
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:57 AM CDT SUNSET 7:02 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE 6:55 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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