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CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
432 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 75 2:59 PM 93 1934 72 3 64  
1962  
1996  
MINIMUM 47 2:55 AM 34 2002 53 -6 55  
AVERAGE 61 62 -1 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.79 1986 0.14 -0.14 0.35  
MONTH TO DATE 0.53 2.39 -1.86 2.04  
SINCE MAR 1 4.12 7.84 -3.72 9.36  
SINCE JAN 1 9.47 10.78 -1.31 12.49  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 5 -1 5  
MONTH TO DATE 94 129 -35 106  
SINCE MAR 1 1281 1356 -75 1263  
SINCE JUL 1 5185 5679 -494 5290  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 26 28 -2 98  
SINCE MAR 1 52 39 13 107  
SINCE JAN 1 52 39 13 107    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 22 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 37 1929  
1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:07 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 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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