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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

133 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026



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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         57   3:59 PM  87    1987  62     -5       64        

  MINIMUM         35   3:32 AM  27    1983  43     -8       49        

  AVERAGE         46                        52     -6       57     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.27 2000   0.13  -0.13     0.26     

  MONTH TO DATE    4.32                      2.17   2.15     2.65     

  SINCE MAR 1      8.42                      4.05   4.37     6.04     

  SINCE JAN 1     10.98                      6.99   3.99     7.40     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       19                        13      6        8        

  MONTH TO DATE  240                       328    -88      321        

  SINCE MAR 1    862                      1116   -254      910        

  SINCE JUL 1   5072                      5439   -367     4848        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        

  MONTH TO DATE   17                         0     17        5        

  SINCE MAR 1     19                         2     17        5        

  SINCE JAN 1     19                         2     17        5        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    75           4:00 AM                                      

 LOWEST     28           6:00 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    52                                                        



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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        86      1985                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        28      1943                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE   6:02 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:39 PM CDT     

APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE   6:00 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:40 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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