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CDUS43 KLOT 162143
CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
443 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 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 84 2:47 PM 94 1962 71 13 88
MINIMUM 63 6:59 AM 33 1997 51 12 60
AVERAGE 74 61 13 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.04 1.38 1974 0.15 -0.11 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 2.37 -2.03 0.33
SINCE MAR 1 12.07 8.57 3.50 5.98
SINCE JAN 1 14.76 12.53 2.23 8.48
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
SINCE MAR 1 1.8 6.8 -5.0 2.8
SINCE JUL 1 34.1 38.4 -4.3 17.6
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 6 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 167 129 38 106
SINCE MAR 1 1162 1405 -243 1164
SINCE JUL 1 5522 5874 -352 5299
COOLING
TODAY 9 2 7 9
MONTH TO DATE 10 20 -10 26
SINCE MAR 1 29 30 -1 34
SINCE JAN 1 29 30 -1 34
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 6:00 AM
LOWEST 42 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 94 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 36 1973
2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 5:30 AM CDT SUNSET 8:06 PM CDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:29 AM CDT SUNSET 8:07 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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