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KMDW · CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL

A closer look at the degree.

Trace a temperature from observation to climate report.
Five stations. Weather, climate reports, and market prices.

Investigate 35.6°F
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Chart & table units

Climate day = 00:00–24:00 CST year-round (06:00–06:00 UTC). Chicago daylight time is one hour ahead.

OBSERVATION TIMELINE

Temperature, in context

NWS API · KMDW
Select a point for its value.

Observation log

Observed at ConvertedNearest wholePrecision evidence
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SELECTED CLIMATE DAY

Six-hour sampled ranges

Ranges from the loaded observations, not official ASOS six-hour extrema. Missing samples can hide a high or low.

SOURCE DOCUMENT Read the original CLI report+
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THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Weather outlook

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Local timeTemperatureRain chanceHumidityCloud coverWindConditions

NWS hourly point forecast near the station. Cloud cover is matched to its grid forecast interval. Forecasts are separate from observed station temperatures.

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Weather market prices

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A quote is not a guaranteed fill. Exchange contracts can use different locations and settlement sources.

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SAVED SOURCE REPORTS

The climate, over time.

Select a climate day.
Climate dayHighLowAverageCoverageReport

Recent NWS CLI reports are saved on refresh and every 15 minutes while the site is open. The archive grows from available reports; it is not a complete historical record. Revised reports are retained, and the chart uses the latest version for each day.

02 / ROUNDING LAB

Why 35.6°F can sit beside 35°F.

ILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A HISTORICAL OBSERVATION

35.6°F rounds to 36°F. But that decimal can appear after an earlier Celsius rounding step.

Try a stored 35°F or 36°F reading. Both can become 2°C in a whole-Celsius report, then 35.6°F when converted back.

The illustrative stored value is a reporting input, not a raw sensor sample. The real 35°F versus 36°F case still needs its original report, timestamp, and climate day. NWS Chicago explains the conversion path ↗

03 / READ THE FINE PRINT

Three checks before calling it a discrepancy.

01

Check the data path.

This chart converts values from the NWS observations API. The linked WRH viewer uses Synoptic and can have different records or updates. A decimal display does not establish sensor precision. A present METAR T-group provides tenths-Celsius evidence; without it, precision is marked unconfirmed.

NWS API documentation ↗WRH viewer source ↗
02

Align the day and statistic.

Daily maxima and minima are summaries, not individual observations. Use the selected station’s local standard time for the climate-day boundary and CLI extreme times, even in summer. An interim report has a cutoff; later readings may be outside its scope.

NWS climate-day definition ↗
03

Keep rounding in perspective.

Conversion: °F = °C × 9/5 + 32. This explorer rounds only for display and comparison; it preserves the API value. Nearest-integer ties go toward positive infinity. Sampling and averaging can also affect extrema; CLI reports can be revised.

NWS observation & climate FAQ ↗
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