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CDUS43 KLOT 182135
CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
435 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 85 2:45 PM 93 1962 71 14 75
MINIMUM 59 4:57 AM 34 2002 51 8 44
AVERAGE 72 61 11 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.36 1926 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.05 2.66 0.39 0.39
SINCE MAR 1 10.11 8.86 1.25 6.21
SINCE JAN 1 14.26 12.82 1.44 12.64
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1894 0.0 0.0 0.0
1938
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 5
MONTH TO DATE 54 141 -87 108
SINCE MAR 1 1067 1417 -350 1326
SINCE JUL 1 4755 5886 -1131 5361
COOLING
TODAY 7 2 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 28 24 4 22
SINCE MAR 1 37 34 3 47
SINCE JAN 1 37 34 3 47
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83 5:00 AM
LOWEST 41 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 62
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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 2024...........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 5:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 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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