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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
435 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 50 10:33 AM 90 1951 66 -16 73
MINIMUM 41 6:22 AM 30 1943 47 -6 52
AVERAGE 46 56 -10 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 2.05 1940 0.14 -0.13 0.30
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.14 -0.13 0.30
SINCE MAR 1 9.74 5.59 4.15 6.88
SINCE JAN 1 12.30 8.53 3.77 8.24
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 19 9 10 2
MONTH TO DATE 19 9 10 2
SINCE MAR 1 968 1236 -268 979
SINCE JUL 1 5178 5559 -381 4917
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0
SINCE MAR 1 21 12 9 13
SINCE JAN 1 21 12 9 13
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 12:00 AM
LOWEST 60 10:00 AM
AVERAGE 75
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1959
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1978
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 5:47 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 5:46 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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