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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         81  11:29 AM  99    1936  83     -2       88
  MINIMUM         66   5:25 AM  49    1963  66      0       54
  AVERAGE         74                        74      0       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.80 1954   0.14  -0.14     0.47
  MONTH TO DATE    4.17                      2.34   1.83     2.79
  SINCE JUN 1     17.69                      9.90   7.79    14.82
  SINCE JAN 1     31.58                     22.38   9.20    24.39

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      3                        25    -22        9
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0

 COOLING
  TODAY            9                        10     -1       16
  MONTH TO DATE  190                       187      3      256
  SINCE JUN 1    777                       762     15     1024
  SINCE JAN 1    861                       844     17     1075
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     58          11:00 AM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        99      1947
                                             1983
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1933


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   6:02 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:46 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE   6:04 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:45 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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