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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
136 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         63   4:04 PM  79    2000  44     19       51
  MINIMUM         34   3:54 AM  -7    1943  29      5       31
  AVERAGE         49                        37     12       41

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.02 2009   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.49   0.25     1.04
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      0.49   0.25     1.04
  SINCE JAN 1      3.30                      3.43  -0.13     2.40

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       16                        28    -12       24
  MONTH TO DATE  175                       236    -61      218
  SINCE MAR 1    175                       236    -61      218
  SINCE JUL 1   4385                      4559   -174     4156

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           7:00 AM
 LOWEST     34           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        69      1974
                                             2021
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         3      1932


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  9 2026.........SUNRISE   7:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:51 PM CDT
MARCH 10 2026.........SUNRISE   7:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:52 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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