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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

434 PM CDT MON MAY 04 2026



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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         81   2:59 PM  92    1952  67     14       57        

  MINIMUM         49   5:14 AM  31    1940  48      1       46        

  AVERAGE         65                        57      8       52     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            T             1.08 2003   0.13  -0.13     0.12     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.54  -0.53     0.43     

  SINCE MAR 1      9.74                      5.99   3.75     7.01     

  SINCE JAN 1     12.30                      8.93   3.37     8.37     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY            0                         9     -9       13        

  MONTH TO DATE   52                        36     16       42        

  SINCE MAR 1   1001                      1263   -262     1019        

  SINCE JUL 1   5211                      5586   -375     4957        



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0        

  SINCE MAR 1     21                        15      6       13        

  SINCE JAN 1     21                        15      6       13        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    80           3:00 AM                                      

 LOWEST     27           1:00 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    54                                                        



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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1949                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        34      1929                      

                                             1944                     

                                             1954                     





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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