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CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
138 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 61 12:10 AM 94 1949 67 -6 61
MINIMUM 46 11:24 PM 32 1992 47 -1 47
AVERAGE 54 57 -3 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 91 1949
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 5:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 5:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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