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CDUS43 KLOT 180639  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
139 AM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 71 3:57 PM 94 1962 71 0 81  
MINIMUM 54 7:06 AM 36 1973 51 3 59  
2002  
AVERAGE 63 61 2 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.11 2020 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 2.52 -2.19 3.05  
SINCE MAR 1 5.98 8.72 -2.74 10.11  
SINCE JAN 1 8.48 12.68 -4.20 14.26  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 2.8 6.8 -4.0 1.0  
SINCE JUL 1 17.6 38.4 -20.8 22.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 2 6 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 108 135 -27 54  
SINCE MAR 1 1166 1411 -245 1067  
SINCE JUL 1 5301 5880 -579 4755  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 26 22 4 21  
SINCE MAR 1 34 32 2 30  
SINCE JAN 1 34 32 2 30    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2025...........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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