CDUS43 KLOT 060638 CLIORD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 138 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2026... 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 61 12:10 AM 94 1949 67 -6 61 MINIMUM 46 11:24 PM 32 1992 47 -1 47 AVERAGE 54 57 -3 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 1.66 1892 0.14 -0.11 T MONTH TO DATE 0.25 0.73 -0.48 0.33 SINCE MAR 1 11.98 6.93 5.05 5.98 SINCE JAN 1 14.67 10.89 3.78 8.48 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 YESTERDAY 11 9 2 11 MONTH TO DATE 61 48 13 58 SINCE MAR 1 1056 1324 -268 1116 SINCE JUL 1 5416 5793 -377 5251 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 5 -4 0 SINCE MAR 1 20 15 5 8 SINCE JAN 1 20 15 5 8 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 65 7:00 AM LOWEST 26 2:00 PM AVERAGE 46 .......................................................... THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 91 1949 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1992 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 5:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 5:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$