CXUS53 KLOT 011819 CLMMDW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 119 PM CDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 TO 2024 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 74 03/03 70 03/31 LOWEST 26 03/18 13 03/18 AVG. MAXIMUM 53.9 47.6 6.3 46.5 AVG. MINIMUM 36.6 31.7 4.9 31.9 MEAN 45.3 39.6 5.7 39.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 2.5 -2.5 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 11 17.6 -6.6 15 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.64 2009 MINIMUM 0.33 1958 TOTALS 4.00 1.88 2.12 2.04 DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.06 0.07 0.07 DAYS >= .01 11 9.9 1.1 16 DAYS >= .10 9 5.0 4.0 9 DAYS >= .50 3 1.0 2.0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.13 03/04 TO 03/05 0.41 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 602 788 -186 794 SINCE 7/1 4151 5112 -961 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 2 -2 0 SINCE 1/1 0 2 -2 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/250 DATE 03/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/280 DATE 03/16 49/250 03/26 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.66 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 16 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 5 SLEET 0 FOG 11 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. $$