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Annual Weather Averages Near Chicago

Averages are for Chicago Midway Airport, which is 9 miles from Chicago.

Based on weather reports collected during 1992\u20132021.

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All Year Climate & Weather Averages in Chicago

High Temp: 85 \u00b0F

Low Temp: 20 \u00b0F

Mean Temp: 52 \u00b0F

Precipitation: 2.92\"

Humidity: 66%

Dew Point: 40 \u00b0F

Wind: 16 mph

Pressure: 30.04 \"Hg

Visibility: 9 mi

January Climate & Weather Averages in Chicago

High Temp: 33 \u00b0F

Low Temp: 20 \u00b0F

Mean Temp: 26 \u00b0F

Precipitation: 1.75\"

Humidity: 74%

Dew Point: 19 \u00b0F

Wind: 18 mph

Pressure: 30.12 \"Hg

Visibility: 8 mi

February Climate & Weather Averages in Chicago

High Temp: 36 \u00b0F

Low Temp: 22 \u00b0F

Mean Temp: 29 \u00b0F

Precipitation: 1.76\"

Humidity: 70%

Dew Point: 20 \u00b0F

Wind: 18 mph

Pressure: 30.12 \"Hg

Visibility: 9 mi

March Climate & Weather Averages in Chicago

High Temp: 47 \u00b0F

Low Temp: 31 \u00b0F

Mean Temp: 39 \u00b0F

Precipitation: 2.14\"

Humidity: 65%

Dew Point: 28 \u00b0F

Wind: 18 mph

Pressure: 30.10 \"Hg

Visibility: 9 mi

April Climate & Weather Averages in Chicago

High Temp: 59 \u00b0F

Low Temp: 41 \u00b0F

Mean Temp: 50 \u00b0F

Precipitation: 3.49\"

Humidity: 60%

Dew Point: 36 \u00b0F

Wind: 18 mph

Pressure: 29.99 \"Hg

Visibility: 9 mi

May Climate & Weather Averages in Chicago

High Temp: 71 \u00b0F

Low Temp: 51 \u00b0F

Mean Temp: 61 \u00b0F

Precipitation: 4.00\"

Humidity: 62%

Dew Point: 47 \u00b0F

Wind: 16 mph

Pressure: 29.98 \"Hg

Visibility: 10 mi

June Climate & Weather Averages in Chicago

High Temp: 81 \u00b0F

Low Temp: 62 \u00b0F

Mean Temp: 72 \u00b0F

Precipitation: 4.09\"

Humidity: 63%

Dew Point: 58 \u00b0F

Wind: 14 mph

Pressure: 29.93 \"Hg

Visibility: 9 mi

July Climate & Weather Averages in Chicago

High Temp: 85 \u00b0F

Low Temp: 68 \u00b0F

Mean Temp: 76 \u00b0F

Precipitation: 3.47\"

Humidity: 63%

Dew Point: 62 \u00b0F

Wind: 13 mph

Pressure: 29.96 \"Hg

Visibility: 10 mi

August Climate & Weather Averages in Chicago

High Temp: 83 \u00b0F

Low Temp: 67 \u00b0F

Mean Temp: 75 \u00b0F

Precipitation: 3.94\"

Humidity: 66%

Dew Point: 62 \u00b0F

Wind: 12 mph

Pressure: 29.99 \"Hg

Visibility: 9 mi

September Climate & Weather Averages in Chicago

High Temp: 76 \u00b0F

Low Temp: 59 \u00b0F

Mean Temp: 68 \u00b0F

Precipitation: 2.73\"

Humidity: 63%

Dew Point: 54 \u00b0F

Wind: 14 mph

Pressure: 30.02 \"Hg

Visibility: 10 mi

October Climate & Weather Averages in Chicago

High Temp: 63 \u00b0F

Low Temp: 47 \u00b0F

Mean Temp: 55 \u00b0F

Precipitation: 3.50\"

Humidity: 64%

Dew Point: 43 \u00b0F

Wind: 16 mph

Pressure: 30.04 \"Hg

Visibility: 10 mi

November Climate & Weather Averages in Chicago

High Temp: 49 \u00b0F

Low Temp: 35 \u00b0F

Mean Temp: 42 \u00b0F

Precipitation: 2.25\"

Humidity: 67%

Dew Point: 32 \u00b0F

Wind: 17 mph

Pressure: 30.10 \"Hg

Visibility: 9 mi

December Climate & Weather Averages in Chicago

High Temp: 38 \u00b0F

Low Temp: 25 \u00b0F

Mean Temp: 32 \u00b0F

Precipitation: 1.98\"

Humidity: 73%

Dew Point: 24 \u00b0F

Wind: 17 mph

Pressure: 30.10 \"Hg

Visibility: 8 mi

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Hottest Month	July (76 \u00b0F avg)
Coldest Month	January (26 \u00b0F avg)
Wettest Month	June (4.09\" avg)
Windiest Month	January (18 mph avg)
Annual precip.	35.09\" (per year)

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	Temperature	Humidity	Pressure
High	75 \u00b0F (Feb 26, 2:56 pm)	93% (Feb 16, 4:17 am)	30.54 \"Hg (Feb 16, 4:17 am)
Low	6 \u00b0F (Feb 28, 5:56 am)	11% (Feb 26, 1:56 pm)	29.35 \"Hg (Feb 27, 4:56 am)
Average	38 \u00b0F	57%	30.00 \"Hg
* Reported Feb 13 8:56 am — Feb 28 8:56 am, United States. Weather by CustomWeather, © 2024

	Conditions	Comfort
8:56 am Wed, Feb 28	$\"Sunny.\"$	12 \u00b0F	Sunny.	3 mph	\u2191	67%	30.37 \"Hg	10 mi
7:56 am	$\"Sunny.\"$	7 \u00b0F	Sunny.	6 mph	\u2191	76%	30.37 \"Hg	10 mi
6:56 am	$\"Clear.\"$	6 \u00b0F	Clear.	8 mph	\u2191	79%	30.36 \"Hg	10 mi
5:56 am	$\"Clear.\"$	6 \u00b0F	Clear.	6 mph	\u2191	79%	30.33 \"Hg	10 mi
4:56 am	$\"Clear.\"$	7 \u00b0F	Clear.	7 mph	\u2191	79%	30.30 \"Hg	10 mi
3:56 am	$\"Clear.\"$	8 \u00b0F	Clear.	10 mph	\u2191	76%	30.29 \"Hg	10 mi
2:56 am	$\"Clear.\"$	9 \u00b0F	Clear.	13 mph	\u2191	76%	30.27 \"Hg	10 mi
1:56 am	$\"Clear.\"$	9 \u00b0F	Clear.	13 mph	\u2191	76%	30.22 \"Hg	10 mi
12:56 am	$\"Clear.\"$	9 \u00b0F	Clear.	9 mph	\u2191	76%	30.19 \"Hg	10 mi
11:56 pm Tue, Feb 27	$\"Clear.\"$	10 \u00b0F	Clear.	13 mph	\u2191	76%	30.17 \"Hg	10 mi
10:56 pm	$\"Clear.\"$	11 \u00b0F	Clear.	13 mph	\u2191	73%	30.14 \"Hg	10 mi
9:56 pm	$\"Clear.\"$	12 \u00b0F	Clear.	15 mph	\u2191	70%	30.11 \"Hg	10 mi
8:56 pm	$\"Clear.\"$	13 \u00b0F	Clear.	24 mph	\u2191	70%	30.06 \"Hg	10 mi
7:56 pm	$\"Clear.\"$	14 \u00b0F	Clear.	25 mph	\u2191	67%	30.02 \"Hg	10 mi
6:56 pm	$\"Overcast.\"$	15 \u00b0F	Overcast.	21 mph	\u2191	67%	30.01 \"Hg	10 mi
5:56 pm	$\"Partly$	17 \u00b0F	Partly sunny.	28 mph	\u2191	68%	29.92 \"Hg	10 mi
4:56 pm	$\"Scattered$	18 \u00b0F	Scattered clouds.	29 mph	\u2191	65%	29.86 \"Hg	10 mi
4:36 pm	$\"Light$	18 \u00b0F	Light snow. Mostly cloudy.	25 mph	\u2191	79%	29.82 \"Hg	7 mi
4:10 pm	$\"Light$	18 \u00b0F	Light snow. Mostly cloudy.	25 mph	\u2191	79%	29.79 \"Hg	3 mi
3:56 pm	$\"Light$	18 \u00b0F	Light snow. Mostly cloudy.	25 mph	\u2191	80%	29.85 \"Hg	2 mi
3:38 pm	$\"Light$	19 \u00b0F	Light snow. Mostly cloudy.	24 mph	\u2191	73%	29.76 \"Hg	3 mi
2:56 pm	$\"Scattered$	21 \u00b0F	Scattered clouds.	30 mph	\u2191	62%	29.80 \"Hg	10 mi
2:03 pm	$\"Partly$	28 \u00b0F	Partly sunny.	31 mph	\u2191	51%	29.67 \"Hg	10 mi
12:56 pm	$\"Overcast.\"$	29 \u00b0F	Overcast.	36 mph	\u2191	56%	29.66 \"Hg	10 mi
11:56 am	$\"Overcast.\"$	28 \u00b0F	Overcast.	32 mph	\u2191	64%	29.63 \"Hg	10 mi
10:56 am	$\"Overcast.\"$	31 \u00b0F	Overcast.	37 mph	\u2191	67%	29.57 \"Hg	10 mi
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What is the High-Low Index?

\nThe high-low index compares stocks that are reaching their 52-week highs with stocks that are hitting their 52-week lows. The high-low index is used by investors and traders to confirm the prevailing market trend of a broad market index, such as the Standard and Poor\u2019s 500 index (S&P 500).\n

Understanding the High-Low Index

\nThe high-low index is simply a 10-day moving average of the record high percent indicator, which divides new highs by new highs plus new lows. The record high percent indicator is calculated as follows:\n

\n\ufeff $\n\\begin{aligned} \\text{Record High Percent} = \\frac{ \\text{New Highs} }{ \\text{New Highs} + \\text{New Lows} } \\times 100 \\end{aligned}\n$ \ufeff\n

\nInvestors consider the high-low index to be bullish if it is positive and rising, and bearish if it is negative and falling. Since the index can be volatile on a day-to-day basis, market technicians generally apply a moving average on the data to smooth out the daily swings. This helps generate more reliable signals.\n

Interpreting the High-Low Index

\nA high-low index above 50 means more stocks are reaching 52-week highs than reaching 52 lows. Conversely, a reading below 50 shows that more stocks are making 52-week lows compared to stocks making 52-week highs. Therefore, investors and traders are generally bullish when the index rises above 50 and bearish when it declines below 50. Typically, readings above 70 indicate that the market is trending higher, while a reading below 30 suggests that the market is in a downtrend. Investors should also be aware that If the market is trending strongly, the high-low index can give extreme readings for a prolonged period.\n

Trading with the High-Low Index

\nMany traders add a 20-day moving average to the high-low index and use it as a signal line to enter a trade. The index generates a buy signal when it crosses above its moving average, and a sell signal when it crosses below its moving average. Traders should filter the signals generated by the high-low index with other technical indicators. For example, a trader might require the relative strength index (RSI) to be above zero when the index crosses above its 20-day moving average to confirm upward momentum.\n

\nThe high-low index can also be used to form a bullish or bearish bias. For instance, if the indicator is above 50, a trader may\u00a0decide to trade on the long side of the market only.\n

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