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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
132 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 61 3:28 PM 89 1936 68 -7 74
MINIMUM 36 4:50 AM 32 1974 49 -13 49
AVERAGE 49 58 -9 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.08 2.01 1998 0.13 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.25 0.94 -0.69 0.45
SINCE MAR 1 9.98 6.39 3.59 7.03
SINCE JAN 1 12.54 9.33 3.21 8.39
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 16 8 8 3
MONTH TO DATE 95 60 35 58
SINCE MAR 1 1044 1287 -243 1035
SINCE JUL 1 5254 5610 -356 4973
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 9.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83 8:00 PM
LOWEST 32 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 93 2014
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 33 1947
1977
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 5:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 5:37 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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