875  
CDUS43 KLOT 182135  
CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
435 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 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 87 2:42 PM 93 1934 72 15 75  
1962  
1996  
MINIMUM 61 4:09 AM 34 2002 53 8 47  
AVERAGE 74 62 12 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.79 1986 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.35 2.39 0.96 0.53  
SINCE MAR 1 11.83 7.84 3.99 4.12  
SINCE JAN 1 14.81 10.78 4.03 9.47  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 5 -5 4  
MONTH TO DATE 40 129 -89 94  
SINCE MAR 1 985 1356 -371 1281  
SINCE JUL 1 4534 5679 -1145 5185  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 2 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 41 28 13 26  
SINCE MAR 1 58 39 19 52  
SINCE JAN 1 58 39 19 52    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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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 2024...........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 5:27 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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