CDUS43 KLOT 220631 CLIMDW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 131 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 77 5:16 PM 86 2012 50 27 61 MINIMUM 43 1:02 AM 12 1940 33 10 32 1951 AVERAGE 60 41 19 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.93 1932 0.06 -0.06 T MONTH TO DATE 3.24 1.24 2.00 2.53 SINCE MAR 1 3.24 1.24 2.00 2.53 SINCE JAN 1 5.80 4.18 1.62 3.89 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 24 -19 18 MONTH TO DATE 461 572 -111 430 SINCE MAR 1 461 572 -111 430 SINCE JUL 1 4671 4895 -224 4368 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 1:00 AM LOWEST 31 5:00 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 84 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 6 1940 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:06 PM CDT MARCH 23 2026.........SUNRISE 6:49 AM CDT SUNSET 7:07 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$