832  
CDUS43 KLOT 172134  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024  
 
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 1:59 PM 94 1962 71 10 61  
MINIMUM 59 6:01 AM 36 1973 51 8 45  
2002  
AVERAGE 70 61 9 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.11 2020 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.05 2.52 0.53 0.39  
SINCE MAR 1 10.11 8.72 1.39 6.21  
SINCE JAN 1 14.26 12.68 1.58 12.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 1.0 6.8 -5.8 2.3  
SINCE JUL 1 22.2 38.4 -16.2 20.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 12  
MONTH TO DATE 54 135 -81 103  
SINCE MAR 1 1067 1411 -344 1321  
SINCE JUL 1 4755 5880 -1125 5356  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 2 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 21 22 -1 22  
SINCE MAR 1 30 32 -2 47  
SINCE JAN 1 30 32 -2 47    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 5:29 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2024...........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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