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CLIMDW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 56 1:12 PM 91 2022 69 -13 72  
MINIMUM 46 4:42 AM 32 1981 50 -4 45  
AVERAGE 51 60 -9 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.30 1966 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.25 1.48 -1.23 0.45  
SINCE MAR 1 9.98 6.93 3.05 7.03  
SINCE JAN 1 12.54 9.87 2.67 8.39  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 14 7 7 6  
MONTH TO DATE 133 89 44 92  
SINCE MAR 1 1082 1316 -234 1069  
SINCE JUL 1 5292 5639 -347 5007  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 14 -14 0  
SINCE MAR 1 21 25 -4 13  
SINCE JAN 1 21 25 -4 13    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 28 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 11 2026...........SUNRISE 5:35 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 5:34 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 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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