400  
CDUS43 KLOT 062133  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 58 1:40 PM 91 1949 67 -9 77  
MINIMUM 41 3:27 AM 30 1992 47 -6 47  
AVERAGE 50 57 -7 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.41 1941 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.25 0.87 -0.62 0.33  
SINCE MAR 1 11.98 7.07 4.91 5.98  
SINCE JAN 1 14.67 11.03 3.64 8.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.5 1989 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 15 9 6 3  
MONTH TO DATE 76 57 19 61  
SINCE MAR 1 1071 1333 -262 1119  
SINCE JUL 1 5431 5802 -371 5254  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 6 -5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 20 16 4 8  
SINCE JAN 1 20 16 4 8    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 87 1936  
1964  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1989  
 
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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