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CDUS43 KLOT 130635
CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
135 AM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 72 1:18 PM 92 1956 69 3 80
MINIMUM 41 1:30 AM 31 1981 49 -8 48
AVERAGE 57 59 -2 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.03 2.67 1935 0.15 -0.12 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 1.77 -1.47 0.33
SINCE MAR 1 12.03 7.97 4.06 5.98
SINCE JAN 1 14.72 11.93 2.79 8.48
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1923 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 8 7 1 1
MONTH TO DATE 143 103 40 106
SINCE MAR 1 1138 1379 -241 1164
SINCE JUL 1 5498 5848 -350 5299
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 1 12 -11 0
SINCE MAR 1 20 22 -2 8
SINCE JAN 1 20 22 -2 8
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 70 4:00 PM
LOWEST 34 9:00 AM
AVERAGE 52
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 89 1956
1991
2022
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 34 1888
1996
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 5:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT
MAY 14 2026...........SUNRISE 5:32 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 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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