876  
CDUS43 KLOT 182134  
CLIVPZ  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE VALPARAISO IN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 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 82 9:45 AM 90 1998 74 8 65  
MINIMUM 66 11:03 AM 35 2002 51 15 46  
AVERAGE 74 62 12 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.40R 0.35 2022 0.13 0.27 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.98 2.19 -1.21 1.14  
SINCE MAR 1 9.04 7.37 1.67 7.82  
SINCE JAN 1 9.94 10.49 -0.55 8.38  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 5 -5 9  
MONTH TO DATE 197 126 71 109  
SINCE MAR 1 1168 1342 -174 1215  
SINCE JUL 1 5704 5666 38 5535  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 2 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 28 -4 29  
SINCE MAR 1 41 40 1 34  
SINCE JAN 1 41 40 1 34    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 11:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE VALPARAISO IN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 90 1998  
2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 36 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:25 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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