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CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CDT THU MAY 07 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 60 2:29 PM 87 1936 67 -7 75
1964
2023
MINIMUM 37 5:07 AM 29 1989 48 -11 48
AVERAGE 49 58 -9 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.07 1998 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.25 1.02 -0.77 0.33
SINCE MAR 1 11.98 7.22 4.76 5.98
SINCE JAN 1 14.67 11.18 3.49 8.48
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1947 0.0 0.0 0.0
1960
1989
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 16 8 8 3
MONTH TO DATE 92 65 27 64
SINCE MAR 1 1087 1341 -254 1122
SINCE JUL 1 5447 5810 -363 5257
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 1 7 -6 0
SINCE MAR 1 20 17 3 8
SINCE JAN 1 20 17 3 8
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 67 4:00 AM
LOWEST 31 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 49
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 91 1963
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 5:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 5:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 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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