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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
444 PM CDT WED APR 17 2024

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         70   7:15 AM  88    1976  61      9       40
  MINIMUM         61   2:59 PM  29    1944  42     19       32
                                      1983
  AVERAGE         66                        51     15       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.02          1.87 2013   0.13  -0.11     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      1.78  -0.31     0.88
  SINCE MAR 1      5.47                      3.66   1.81     2.92
  SINCE JAN 1      8.45                      6.60   1.85     8.27

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                        14    -14       29
  MONTH TO DATE  197                       288    -91      184
  SINCE MAR 1    799                      1076   -277      978
  SINCE JUL 1   4348                      5399  -1051     4882

 COOLING
  TODAY            1                         0      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8       26
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         2      6       26
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         2      6       26
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     52           9:00 AM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        89      2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   6:07 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:35 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:05 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:36 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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