068  
CDUS43 KLOT 150633  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
133 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 67 2:16 PM 92 1982 70 -3 80  
MINIMUM 42 2:15 AM 32 1895 50 -8 56  
AVERAGE 55 60 -5 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.53 2020 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 2.08 -1.78 0.33  
SINCE MAR 1 12.03 8.28 3.75 5.98  
SINCE JAN 1 14.72 12.24 2.48 8.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1973 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 10 7 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 166 117 49 106  
SINCE MAR 1 1161 1393 -232 1164  
SINCE JUL 1 5521 5862 -341 5299  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 1 16 -15 6  
SINCE MAR 1 20 26 -6 14  
SINCE JAN 1 20 26 -6 14    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 94 2025  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 35 1895  
2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 5:31 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 5:30 AM CDT SUNSET 8:06 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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