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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
149 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 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 80 2:01 PM 93 1934 72 8 62
1962
1996
MINIMUM 66 11:59 PM 34 2002 53 13 48
AVERAGE 73 62 11 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.50 0.79 1986 0.14 0.36 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.88 2.39 -1.51 0.60
SINCE MAR 1 10.61 7.84 2.77 7.18
SINCE JAN 1 13.17 10.78 2.39 8.54
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 10
MONTH TO DATE 164 129 35 103
SINCE MAR 1 1113 1356 -243 1080
SINCE JUL 1 5323 5679 -356 5018
COOLING
YESTERDAY 8 2 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 29 28 1 38
SINCE MAR 1 50 39 11 51
SINCE JAN 1 50 39 11 51
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 43 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 79 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 10:00 AM
LOWEST 50 1:00 AM
AVERAGE 72
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 37 1929
1937
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 PM CDT
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 5:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 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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