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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CDT THU MAY 07 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 2:59 PM 89 1936 68 -8 74
MINIMUM 36 4:50 AM 32 1974 49 -13 49
AVERAGE 48 58 -10 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.01 1998 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.94 -0.77 0.45
SINCE MAR 1 9.90 6.39 3.51 7.03
SINCE JAN 1 12.46 9.33 3.13 8.39
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 17 8 9 3
MONTH TO DATE 96 60 36 58
SINCE MAR 1 1045 1287 -242 1035
SINCE JUL 1 5255 5610 -355 4973
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 0
SINCE MAR 1 21 18 3 13
SINCE JAN 1 21 18 3 13
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 72 5:00 AM
LOWEST 32 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 52
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 93 2014
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 33 1947
1977
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 5:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 5:39 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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