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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
150 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         86   2:46 PM 101    1988  83      3       96
  MINIMUM         72   4:11 AM  49    1976  67      5       75
  AVERAGE         79                        75      4       86

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.79 1968   0.14  MM        0.39
  MONTH TO DATE    3.85                      2.06   1.79     0.74
  SINCE JUN 1     17.37                      9.62   7.75    12.77
  SINCE JAN 1     31.26                     22.10   9.16    22.34

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY       14                        10      4       21
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       167      6      228
  SINCE JUN 1    760                       742     18      996
  SINCE JAN 1    844                       824     20     1047
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           7:00 AM
 LOWEST     68           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        99      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        48      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   6:01 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:48 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   6:02 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:46 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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