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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

141 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         81   3:03 PM  92    1952  67     14       57        

  MINIMUM         49   5:14 AM  31    1940  48      1       46        

  AVERAGE         65                        57      8       52     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.08 2003   0.13  -0.06     0.12     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.54  -0.46     0.43     

  SINCE MAR 1      9.81                      5.99   3.82     7.01     

  SINCE JAN 1     12.37                      8.93   3.44     8.37     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        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                                                              

  YESTERDAY        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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  THUNDERSTORM                                                        

  HEAVY RAIN                                                          

  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 TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1949                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        34      1929                      

                                             1944                     

                                             1954                     





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

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

MAY  6 2026...........SUNRISE   5:41 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:55 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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