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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 60 1:23 AM 94 1949 67 -7 63
MINIMUM 46 7:54 AM 34 1929 48 -2 47
1944
1954
AVERAGE 53 58 -5 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.09 0.83 1991 0.13 -0.04 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.67 -0.50 0.45
SINCE MAR 1 9.90 6.12 3.78 7.03
SINCE JAN 1 12.46 9.06 3.40 8.39
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 12 8 4 10
MONTH TO DATE 64 44 20 52
SINCE MAR 1 1013 1271 -258 1029
SINCE JUL 1 5223 5594 -371 4967
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 0
SINCE MAR 1 21 16 5 13
SINCE JAN 1 21 16 5 13
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 8:00 AM
LOWEST 29 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 93 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 34 1978
1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 5:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 5:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 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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