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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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