CDUS43 KLOT 252140 CLIMDW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 440 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 56 9:50 AM 89 1990 64 -8 61 MINIMUM 45 5:34 AM 27 1934 45 0 47 AVERAGE 51 54 -3 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY T 1.62 1976 0.14 -0.14 0.22 MONTH TO DATE 4.33 2.83 1.50 3.17 SINCE MAR 1 8.43 4.71 3.72 6.56 SINCE JAN 1 10.99 7.65 3.34 7.92 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 14 11 3 11 MONTH TO DATE 266 388 -122 349 SINCE MAR 1 888 1176 -288 938 SINCE JUL 1 5098 5499 -401 4876 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 19 0 19 8 SINCE MAR 1 21 2 19 8 SINCE JAN 1 21 2 19 8 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM LOWEST 62 11:00 AM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 91 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 29 1928 1930 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 25 2026.........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT APRIL 26 2026.........SUNRISE 5:54 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. TINDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$