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CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
436 PM CDT SUN MAY 21 2023  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 80 1:56 PM 94 1934 73 7 64  
MINIMUM 54 3:38 AM 34 2002 54 0 57  
AVERAGE 67 63 4 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.79 1982 0.14 -0.14 0.28  
MONTH TO DATE 0.59 2.80 -2.21 2.81  
SINCE MAR 1 4.18 8.25 -4.07 10.13  
SINCE JAN 1 9.53 11.19 -1.66 13.26  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 5 -5 4  
MONTH TO DATE 99 144 -45 110  
SINCE MAR 1 1286 1371 -85 1267  
SINCE JUL 1 5190 5694 -504 5294  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 3 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 28 36 -8 116  
SINCE MAR 1 54 47 7 125  
SINCE JAN 1 54 47 7 125    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 55 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 93 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 40 1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 5:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2023...........SUNRISE 5:25 AM CDT SUNSET 8:11 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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