210  
CDUS43 KLOT 220639  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
139 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 58 3:50 PM 92 1934 72 -14 52  
1977  
MINIMUM 47 4:46 AM 31 2002 52 -5 48  
AVERAGE 53 62 -9 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.96 2018 0.15 -0.15 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 0.73 3.11 -2.38 1.01  
SINCE MAR 1 12.46 9.31 3.15 6.66  
SINCE JAN 1 15.15 13.27 1.88 9.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1969 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2004  
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  
YESTERDAY 12 5 7 15  
MONTH TO DATE 190 157 33 162  
SINCE MAR 1 1185 1433 -248 1220  
SINCE JUL 1 5545 5902 -357 5355  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 34 30 4 26  
SINCE MAR 1 53 40 13 34  
SINCE JAN 1 53 40 13 34    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 52 2:00 AM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 94 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 36 2006  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 5:25 AM CDT SUNSET 8:12 PM CDT  
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 5:24 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 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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