Chicago White Sox · Chicago, IL

Rate Field weather and air density

How air density and wind at Rate Field changed scoring in 2026. Home plate faces SE toward center field, so a wind from the NW blows straight out.

Elevation
595 ft
Open
0.95Typical air
Avg temperature
70°F
-0.3 mph
8.96 / 2.35
330400335 ft
Games
77

Scoring by air density

Games
Thin air (< 0.93)950.9239.612.69
Typical (0.93–0.98)6020.9528.942.48
Dense air (≥ 0.98)1330.9998.232.03

Roof-open games only, across every season loaded. Small samples swing a lot.

2026 game log

DateGameScoreRunsHRTemp
Sep 26COL @ CWSScheduledDensity n/a
Sep 25COL @ CWSScheduledDensity n/a
Sep 20DET @ CWSScheduled8Density n/a
Sep 19DET @ CWS1–3418 U0.95Typical air69°F-1.0 mph
Sep 18DET @ CWS11–81938 O0.96Typical air69°F-5.1 mph
Sep 17DET @ CWS1–3418.5 U0.96Typical air71°F+2.6 mph
Sep 10PIT @ CWS2–0217.5 U0.95Typical air71°F-2.5 mph
Sep 9PIT @ CWS4–2628.5 U0.94Typical air76°F+2.7 mph
Sep 8PIT @ CWS9–31228.5 O0.94Typical air79°F-5.1 mph
Sep 6MIN @ CWS1–101138.5 O0.95Typical air73°F-0.3 mph
Sep 5MIN @ CWS6–41038.5 O0.94Typical air74°F+3.9 mph
Sep 4MIN @ CWS1–4549 U0.93Thin air80°F-0.2 mph
Aug 26TEX @ CWS4–101438 O0.94Typical air78°F+2.0 mph
Aug 25TEX @ CWS7–111847.5 O0.95Typical air75°F-3.5 mph
Aug 24TEX @ CWS11–21338 O0.96Typical air70°F-2.4 mph
Aug 23NYM @ CWS1–2318 U0.95Typical air74°F+5.0 mph
Aug 22NYM @ CWS10–51578.5 O0.95Typical air74°F+7.2 mph
Aug 21NYM @ CWS4–61058 O0.94Typical air75°F-0.9 mph
Aug 20ATL @ CWS2–0208.5 U0.95Typical air75°F+3.2 mph
Aug 13CIN @ CWS9–81738.5 O0.94Typical air79°F-1.8 mph
Aug 12CIN @ CWS0–5528.5 U0.93Thin air82°F-0.3 mph
Aug 11CIN @ CWS5–4947.5 O0.93Typical air79°F0.0 mph
Aug 9CLE @ CWS3–5818.5 U0.94Typical air76°F+1.6 mph
Aug 8CLE @ CWS3–6937 O0.94Typical air76°F-5.1 mph
Aug 7CLE @ CWS8–21047.5 O0.93Typical air81°F+0.3 mph
Jul 30NYY @ CWS1–2307.5 U0.94Typical air83°F-3.7 mph
Jul 29NYY @ CWS5–61137.5 O0.95Typical air74°F+2.3 mph
Jul 28NYY @ CWS3–2518 U0.95Typical air71°F+5.6 mph
Jul 27NYY @ CWS9–51418.5 O0.93Thin air78°F-3.3 mph
Jul 26HOU @ CWS3–121589 O0.92Thin air87°F-2.9 mph
Jul 25HOU @ CWS4–1508.5 U0.94Typical air78°F+1.5 mph
Jul 24HOU @ CWS9–51419 O0.95Typical air76°F-4.0 mph
Jul 12ATH @ CWS1–91039 O0.94Typical air82°F-1.8 mph
Jul 11ATH @ CWS0–1108.5 U0.94Typical air77°F+1.9 mph
Jul 10ATH @ CWS1–141538.5 O0.94Typical air74°F+3.0 mph
Jul 9BOS @ CWS2–1319 U0.93Typical air79°F+1.3 mph
Jul 8BOS @ CWS5–0508 U0.92Thin air87°F-0.2 mph
Jul 7BOS @ CWS8–1928.5 O0.94Typical air79°F-1.6 mph
Jun 28KC @ CWS5–4918.5 O0.94Typical air77°F-3.8 mph
Jun 27KC @ CWS1–2308 U0.95Typical air72°F-0.2 mph
Jun 26KC @ CWS1–222358.5 O0.97Typical air64°F+0.7 mph
Jun 24CLE @ CWS4–3728 U0.97Typical air65°F-5.5 mph
Jun 23CLE @ CWS1–2327 U0.97Typical air66°F-2.2 mph
Jun 22CLE @ CWS5–61117.5 O0.97Typical air64°F+3.8 mph
Jun 14LAD @ CWS4–61059.5 O0.95Typical air69°F+10.2 mph
Jun 13LAD @ CWS7–1848.5 U0.93Typical air81°F+3.3 mph
Jun 12LAD @ CWS2–81019 O0.94Typical air77°F+5.2 mph
Jun 10ATL @ CWS1–2307 U0.93Typical air75°F-2.2 mph
Jun 9ATL @ CWS5–61149 O0.93Thin air82°F+3.2 mph
May 31DET @ CWS1–2318 U0.97Typical air67°F-2.9 mph
May 30DET @ CWS1–7847.5 O0.97Typical air68°F-0.8 mph
May 29DET @ CWS3–4728.5 U0.95Typical air75°F-2.4 mph
May 28MIN @ CWS2–6808 P0.97Typical air64°F+2.7 mph
May 27MIN @ CWS2–151748 O0.96Typical air69°F+0.2 mph
May 26MIN @ CWS5–3817.5 O0.94Typical air78°F-7.4 mph
May 25MIN @ CWS1–3438.5 U0.95Typical air78°F-4.8 mph
May 17CHC @ CWS8–91749 O0.93Thin air84°F-8.2 mph
May 16CHC @ CWS3–81178.5 O0.93Typical air81°F+2.3 mph
May 15CHC @ CWS10–51538.5 O0.95Typical air72°F-6.2 mph
May 14KC @ CWS2–6817.5 O0.98Typical air59°F-6.9 mph
May 13KC @ CWS5–61128 O1.00Dense air51°F-0.1 mph
May 12KC @ CWS5–61159.5 O0.96Typical air66°F+0.4 mph
May 10SEA @ CWS1–2318 U0.99Dense air58°F-5.4 mph
May 9SEA @ CWS1–6739.5 U0.95Typical air69°F+10.9 mph
May 8SEA @ CWS12–82068 O0.97Typical air61°F-6.7 mph
Apr 29LAA @ CWS2–3529 U0.99Dense air51°F+5.6 mph
Apr 28LAA @ CWS2–5747.5 U0.97Typical air60°F-1.4 mph
Apr 27LAA @ CWS7–81539 O0.95Typical air66°F-6.0 mph
Apr 26WSH @ CWS2–1317.5 U0.99Dense air53°F-2.6 mph
Apr 25WSH @ CWS6–3908 O1.00Dense air48°F+2.8 mph
Apr 24WSH @ CWS4–5929.5 U0.96Typical air65°F+2.9 mph
Apr 16TB @ CWS5–3838.5 U0.96Typical air65°F+2.6 mph
Apr 15TB @ CWS8–31138.5 O0.95Typical air68°F-5.3 mph
Apr 14TB @ CWS8–51328 O0.95Typical air69°F-6.5 mph
Apr 8BAL @ CWS5–3807.5 O0.98Dense air59°F-8.5 mph
Apr 7BAL @ CWS4–2616.5 U1.04Very dense air35°F-3.6 mph
Apr 6BAL @ CWS2–1318.5 U1.01Dense air47°F+5.6 mph
Apr 5TOR @ CWS0–3308 U1.01Dense air48°F+9.4 mph
Apr 4TOR @ CWS3–6938.5 O0.99Dense air49°F+9.6 mph
Apr 3TOR @ CWS4–5917.5 O1.00Dense air50°F-3.0 mph