585  
CDUS43 KLOT 112134  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT MON MAY 11 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 56 1:49 PM 90 2022 69 -13 71  
MINIMUM 43 5:06 AM 33 1981 49 -6 42  
AVERAGE 50 59 -9 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.30 1966 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 1.62 -1.35 0.33  
SINCE MAR 1 12.00 7.82 4.18 5.98  
SINCE JAN 1 14.69 11.78 2.91 8.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.2 1966 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 15 7 8 8  
MONTH TO DATE 134 96 38 105  
SINCE MAR 1 1129 1372 -243 1163  
SINCE JUL 1 5489 5841 -352 5298  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 11 -10 0  
SINCE MAR 1 20 21 -1 8  
SINCE JAN 1 20 21 -1 8    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 31 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 11 2026...........SUNRISE 5:35 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 5:34 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 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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