504  
CDUS43 KLOT 212136  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
436 PM CDT SUN MAY 21 2023  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 81 2:59 PM 92 1934 72 9 62  
1977  
MINIMUM 54 5:32 AM 31 2002 52 2 54  
AVERAGE 68 62 6 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.96 2018 0.15 -0.15 0.42  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 3.11 -2.69 3.11  
SINCE MAR 1 6.24 9.31 -3.07 12.11  
SINCE JAN 1 12.67 13.27 -0.60 15.54  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1969 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2004  
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 0 5 -5 7  
MONTH TO DATE 113 157 -44 136  
SINCE MAR 1 1331 1433 -102 1416  
SINCE JUL 1 5366 5902 -536 5633  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 2 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 25 30 -5 95  
SINCE MAR 1 50 40 10 98  
SINCE JAN 1 50 40 10 98    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 21 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 43  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 94 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 36 2006  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 5:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:11 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2023...........SUNRISE 5:25 AM CDT SUNSET 8:12 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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