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CDUS43 KLOT 120632
CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
132 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 56 1:49 PM 90 2022 69 -13 71
MINIMUM 42 11:59 PM 33 1981 49 -7 42
AVERAGE 49 59 -10 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 16 7 9 8
MONTH TO DATE 135 96 39 105
SINCE MAR 1 1130 1372 -242 1163
SINCE JUL 1 5490 5841 -351 5298
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 13.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1956
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 31 1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 5:34 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 5:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 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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