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CDUS43 KLOT 192139
CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
439 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 79 1:04 PM 94 1975 72 7 55
1977
MINIMUM 66 1:58 AM 36 1894 52 14 43
1993
AVERAGE 73 62 11 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.53 1949 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.73 2.81 -2.08 0.33
SINCE MAR 1 12.46 9.01 3.45 5.98
SINCE JAN 1 15.15 12.97 2.18 8.48
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
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
TODAY 0 6 -6 16
MONTH TO DATE 167 147 20 134
SINCE MAR 1 1162 1423 -261 1192
SINCE JUL 1 5522 5892 -370 5327
COOLING
TODAY 8 2 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 38 26 12 26
SINCE MAR 1 57 36 21 34
SINCE JAN 1 57 36 21 34
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 12:00 AM
LOWEST 56 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 PM CDT
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 5:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 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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