593  
CDUS43 KLOT 232134  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 72 2:33 PM 92 1921 73 -1 65  
1964  
1977  
MINIMUM 54 5:31 AM 37 1917 53 1 42  
AVERAGE 63 63 0 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.23 1995 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.73 3.40 -2.67 1.01  
SINCE MAR 1 12.46 9.60 2.86 6.66  
SINCE JAN 1 15.15 13.56 1.59 9.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1889 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 2 5 -3 11  
MONTH TO DATE 198 167 31 186  
SINCE MAR 1 1193 1443 -250 1244  
SINCE JUL 1 5553 5912 -359 5379  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 34 36 -2 26  
SINCE MAR 1 53 46 7 34  
SINCE JAN 1 53 46 7 34    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 93 1921  
1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 34 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 5:24 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 PM CDT  
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 5:23 AM CDT SUNSET 8:14 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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