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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

138 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2026



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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         67   6:11 PM  92    1955  67      0       55        

  MINIMUM         45   4:28 AM  32    1971  48     -3       44        

  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       50     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        T             1.12 2022   0.14  -0.14     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.41  -0.40     0.31     

  SINCE MAR 1      9.74                      5.86   3.88     6.89     

  SINCE JAN 1     12.30                      8.80   3.50     8.25     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        9                         9      0       15        

  MONTH TO DATE   52                        27     25       29        

  SINCE MAR 1   1001                      1254   -253     1006        

  SINCE JUL 1   5211                      5577   -366     4944        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0        

  SINCE MAR 1     21                        14      7       13        

  SINCE JAN 1     21                        14      7       13        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    77          11:00 AM                                      

 LOWEST     35           3:00 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    56                                                        



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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1952                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1940                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  4 2026...........SUNRISE   5:43 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:53 PM CDT     

MAY  5 2026...........SUNRISE   5:42 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:54 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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