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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
435 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         87   2:42 PM  93    1934  72     15       75
                                      1962
                                      1996
  MINIMUM         61   4:09 AM  34    2002  53      8       47
  AVERAGE         74                        62     12       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.79 1986   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.35                      2.39   0.96     0.53
  SINCE MAR 1     11.83                      7.84   3.99     4.12
  SINCE JAN 1     14.81                     10.78   4.03     9.47

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         5     -5        4
  MONTH TO DATE   40                       129    -89       94
  SINCE MAR 1    985                      1356   -371     1281
  SINCE JUL 1   4534                      5679  -1145     5185

 COOLING
  TODAY            9                         2      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        28     13       26
  SINCE MAR 1     58                        39     19       52
  SINCE JAN 1     58                        39     19       52
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     37           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        95      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        37      1929
                                             1937


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   5:28 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:08 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   5:27 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:09 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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