CXUS53 KLOT 011600 CLMMDW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1100 AM CDT TUE APR 01 2025 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 TO 2025 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 86 03/21/2012 03/29/1986 LOW -7 03/08/1943 HIGHEST 80 03/14 74 03/03 03/28 LOWEST 18 03/02 26 03/18 AVG. MAXIMUM 55.5 47.6 7.9 53.9 AVG. MINIMUM 35.9 31.7 4.2 36.6 MEAN 45.7 39.6 6.1 45.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 2.5 -2.5 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 11 17.6 -6.6 11 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.64 2009 MINIMUM 0.33 1958 TOTALS 3.39 1.88 1.51 4.00 DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.06 0.05 0.13 DAYS >= .01 12 9.9 2.1 11 DAYS >= .10 10 5.0 5.0 9 DAYS >= .50 2 1.0 1.0 3 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.87 03/04 TO 03/05 1.13 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 589 788 -199 602 SINCE 7/1 4527 5112 -585 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 2 -2 0 SINCE 1/1 0 2 -2 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/210 DATE 03/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/210 DATE 03/15 52/260 03/23 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.63 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 57 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 1 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$