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CDUS43 KLOT 182132  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
432 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 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 1962 71 4 60  
MINIMUM 44 2:19 AM 34 2002 51 -7 52  
AVERAGE 60 61 -1 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.36 1926 0.14 -0.14 0.29  
MONTH TO DATE 0.39 2.66 -2.27 2.21  
SINCE MAR 1 6.21 8.86 -2.65 11.21  
SINCE JAN 1 12.64 12.82 -0.18 14.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1894 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 2.3 6.8 -4.5 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 20.2 38.4 -18.2 32.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 6 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 108 141 -33 129  
SINCE MAR 1 1326 1417 -91 1409  
SINCE JUL 1 5361 5886 -525 5626  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 22 24 -2 83  
SINCE MAR 1 47 34 13 86  
SINCE JAN 1 47 34 13 86    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 1975  
1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 36 1894  
1993  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 5:29 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 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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