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CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
135 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 50 10:30 AM 90 1951 65 -15 68
MINIMUM 35 11:47 PM 30 1943 46 -11 51
AVERAGE 43 55 -12 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.03 2.35 1873 0.15 -0.12 0.20
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.15 -0.12 0.20
SINCE MAR 1 11.76 6.35 5.41 5.85
SINCE JAN 1 14.45 10.31 4.14 8.35
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.6 1940 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 1.8 6.8 -5.0 2.8
SINCE JUL 1 34.1 38.4 -4.3 17.6
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 22 10 12 5
MONTH TO DATE 22 10 12 5
SINCE MAR 1 1017 1286 -269 1063
SINCE JUL 1 5377 5755 -378 5198
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0
SINCE MAR 1 19 11 8 8
SINCE JAN 1 19 11 8 8
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM
LOWEST 42 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 68
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1959
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 27 1875
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 5:46 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 5:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 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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