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CDUS43 KLOT 052134  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 61 12:10 AM 94 1949 67 -6 61  
MINIMUM 47 7:01 AM 32 1992 47 0 47  
AVERAGE 54 57 -3 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 1.66 1892 0.14 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.25 0.73 -0.48 0.33  
SINCE MAR 1 11.98 6.93 5.05 5.98  
SINCE JAN 1 14.67 10.89 3.78 8.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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  
TODAY 11 9 2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 61 48 13 58  
SINCE MAR 1 1056 1324 -268 1116  
SINCE JUL 1 5416 5793 -377 5251  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 5 -4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 20 15 5 8  
SINCE JAN 1 20 15 5 8    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 26 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 91 1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 5:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 5:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 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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