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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
135 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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         82   2:20 PM  93    1955  76      6       84
  MINIMUM         68   5:05 AM  39    1937  58     10       62
  AVERAGE         75                        67      8       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.79R         1.20 1978   0.09   1.70     0.00
                                      2023
  MONTH TO DATE    1.90                      1.60   0.30     0.26
  SINCE SEP 1      1.90                      1.60   0.30     0.26
  SINCE JAN 1     34.04                     25.63   8.41    25.08

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        15    -13       21
  SINCE SEP 1      2                        15    -13       21
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        19    -17       23

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         4      6        8
  MONTH TO DATE  194                        98     96       84
  SINCE SEP 1    194                        98     96       84
  SINCE JAN 1   1165                      1054    111     1225
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     72           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        39      1929


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 18 2026.....SUNRISE   6:34 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:55 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 19 2026.....SUNRISE   6:35 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:53 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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