CXUS53 KLOT 011644 CLMMDW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1044 AM CST SUN NOV 01 2026 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 94 10/06/1963 LOW 20 10/24/1981 10/18/1948 10/20/1930 HIGHEST 88 10/12 90 10/03 LOWEST 40 10/17 35 10/24 AVG. MAXIMUM 70.3 63.4 6.9 66.6 AVG. MINIMUM 52.6 46.5 6.1 51.8 MEAN 61.4 54.9 6.5 59.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 12.06 1954 MINIMUM 0.20 1964 TOTALS 2.14 3.48 -1.34 2.78 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.11 -0.04 0.09 DAYS >= .01 7 11.5 -4.5 7 DAYS >= .10 3 6.3 -3.3 5 DAYS >= .50 1 2.2 -1.2 3 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.0 0.0 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.40 10/01 TO 10/02 1.41 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 140 332 -192 237 SINCE 7/1 167 393 -226 MM COOLING TOTAL 37 20 17 65 SINCE 1/1 1212 1112 100 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/350 DATE 10/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/010 DATE 10/16 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 1- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$