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CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL
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CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL AT STICKNEY, IL

STICKNEY, IL41.8167°N, -87.7535°W
AIR TEMP
67°F
WIND
6mph NE
FISH INDEX
88SCORE / 100
EPIC · 5 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

21.5in

≈ normal

21.47 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.12 in).

YTD Total

21.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.8–24.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+7%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.76" · normal 2.42" (1.1–3.9)
Jan
Feb: 0.64" · normal 2.12" (0.8–3.5)
Feb
Mar: 4.04" · normal 2.79" (1.6–4.9)
Mar
Apr: 6.80" · normal 4.29" (2.6–6.6)
Apr
May: 1.10" · normal 4.58" (2.1–7.1)
May
Jun: 7.13" (so far)· normal 4.18" (2.1–6.7)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.84" (1.8–5.7)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.90" (1.9–5.6)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.16" (1.2–5.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.45" (1.4–7.1)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.82" (1.6–4.7)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.37" (1.2–4.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:23 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
84°
66°
MON
96°
75°
TUE
96°
77°
WED
96°
77°
THU
97°
79°
FRI
96°
76°
SAT
99°
78°
TIME
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FRI
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
5mph ESE
G 13 mph
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G13
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G18
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G17
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G15
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
94%
overcast
94%
87%
95%
100%
74%
38%
100%
100%
100%
100%
97%
57%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
28%
4%
5%
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6%
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100%
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100%
100%
78%
72%
30%
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66%
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100%
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19%
58%
100%
100%
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100%
98%
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97%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
991
991993990992991992991992993994993994995996994995996996995995
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
88
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Peak Activity
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:18 AM
SUNSET
08:30 PM
15H 12M OF DAYLIGHT14H 7M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Full Moon
97% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

41.8167, -87.7535
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-28 06:23 UTC
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