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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
138 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 67 6:11 PM 92 1955 67 0 55
MINIMUM 45 4:28 AM 32 1971 48 -3 44
AVERAGE 56 57 -1 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.12 2022 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.41 -0.40 0.31
SINCE MAR 1 9.74 5.86 3.88 6.89
SINCE JAN 1 12.30 8.80 3.50 8.25
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 9 9 0 15
MONTH TO DATE 52 27 25 29
SINCE MAR 1 1001 1254 -253 1006
SINCE JUL 1 5211 5577 -366 4944
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0
SINCE MAR 1 21 14 7 13
SINCE JAN 1 21 14 7 13
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 77 11:00 AM
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 31 1940
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 5:43 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 5:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 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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