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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

434 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         60   1:23 AM  94    1949  67     -7       63        

  MINIMUM         46   7:54 AM  34    1929  48     -2       47        

                                      1944                           

                                      1954                           

  AVERAGE         53                        58     -5       55     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.09          0.83 1991   0.13  -0.04     0.02     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.67  -0.50     0.45     

  SINCE MAR 1      9.90                      6.12   3.78     7.03     

  SINCE JAN 1     12.46                      9.06   3.40     8.39     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY           12                         8      4       10        

  MONTH TO DATE   64                        44     20       52        

  SINCE MAR 1   1013                      1271   -258     1029        

  SINCE JUL 1   5223                      5594   -371     4967        



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0        

  SINCE MAR 1     21                        16      5       13        

  SINCE JAN 1     21                        16      5       13        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  LIGHT RAIN                                                          





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    79           8:00 AM                                      

 LOWEST     29           3:00 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    54                                                        



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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1934                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        34      1978                      

                                             1989                     





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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