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CDUS43 KLOT 052137  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
437 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2023  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 79 1:43 PM 94 1949 67 12 54  
MINIMUM 56 5:52 AM 34 1929 48 8 45  
1944  
1954  
AVERAGE 68 58 10 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.83 1991 0.13 -0.13 0.25  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.67 -0.62 1.37  
SINCE MAR 1 3.64 6.12 -2.48 8.69  
SINCE JAN 1 8.99 9.06 -0.07 11.82  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 8 -8 15  
MONTH TO DATE 59 44 15 69  
SINCE MAR 1 1246 1271 -25 1226  
SINCE JUL 1 5150 5594 -444 5253  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 1 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 5 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 29 16 13 9  
SINCE JAN 1 29 16 13 9    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 51 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 23 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 37  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 93 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 34 1978  
1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2023...........SUNRISE 5:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 5:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 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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