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CLIMDW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
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..THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 70 2:13 PM 92 1964 74 -4 64
1977
MINIMUM 55 6:17 AM 35 1931 54 1 43
AVERAGE 63 64 -1 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.14 1.41 1995 0.13 0.01 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.02 3.07 -2.05 1.16
SINCE MAR 1 10.75 8.52 2.23 7.74
SINCE JAN 1 13.31 11.46 1.85 9.10
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 2 4 -2 11
MONTH TO DATE 189 152 37 164
SINCE MAR 1 1138 1379 -241 1141
SINCE JUL 1 5348 5702 -354 5079
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 34 42 -8 38
SINCE MAR 1 55 53 2 51
SINCE JAN 1 55 53 2 51
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM
LOWEST 63 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 36 1935
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 5:24 AM CDT SUNSET 8:12 PM CDT
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 5:23 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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