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CDUS43 KLOT 212135  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
435 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2024  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 89 2:56 PM 92 1934 72 17 81  
1977  
MINIMUM 61 4:38 AM 31 2002 52 9 54  
AVERAGE 75 62 13 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.96 2018 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.05 3.11 -0.06 0.42  
SINCE MAR 1 10.11 9.31 0.80 6.24  
SINCE JAN 1 14.26 13.27 0.99 12.67  
 
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 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 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 54 157 -103 113  
SINCE MAR 1 1067 1433 -366 1331  
SINCE JUL 1 4755 5902 -1147 5366  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 2 8 3  
MONTH TO DATE 51 30 21 25  
SINCE MAR 1 60 40 20 50  
SINCE JAN 1 60 40 20 50    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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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 2024...........SUNRISE 5:25 AM CDT SUNSET 8:12 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE 5:25 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 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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