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CDUS43 KLOT 082134
CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 65 1:35 PM 93 2014 68 -3 59
MINIMUM 43 4:11 AM 33 1947 49 -6 45
1977
AVERAGE 54 59 -5 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.09 1939 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.25 1.08 -0.83 0.45
SINCE MAR 1 9.98 6.53 3.45 7.03
SINCE JAN 1 12.54 9.47 3.07 8.39
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 11 8 3 13
MONTH TO DATE 106 68 38 71
SINCE MAR 1 1055 1295 -240 1048
SINCE JUL 1 5265 5618 -353 4986
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 0
SINCE MAR 1 21 19 2 13
SINCE JAN 1 21 19 2 13
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 4:00 AM
LOWEST 50 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 96 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 31 1947
1983
2020
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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