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CDUS43 KLOT 062133  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 58 2:54 PM 93 1934 68 -10 77  
MINIMUM 43 5:23 AM 34 1978 49 -6 46  
1989  
AVERAGE 51 58 -7 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.71 1941 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.81 -0.64 0.45  
SINCE MAR 1 9.90 6.26 3.64 7.03  
SINCE JAN 1 12.46 9.20 3.26 8.39  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 14 8 6 3  
MONTH TO DATE 78 52 26 55  
SINCE MAR 1 1027 1279 -252 1032  
SINCE JUL 1 5237 5602 -365 4970  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 0  
SINCE MAR 1 21 17 4 13  
SINCE JAN 1 21 17 4 13    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 63 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 89 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 5:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 5:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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