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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
134 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024


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   1:59 PM  94    1962  71     10       61
  MINIMUM         59   6:01 AM  36    1973  51      8       45
                                      2002
  AVERAGE         70                        61      9       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.11 2020   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.05                      2.52   0.53     0.39
  SINCE MAR 1     10.11                      8.72   1.39     6.21
  SINCE JAN 1     14.26                     12.68   1.58    12.64

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      1.0                       6.8   -5.8      2.3
  SINCE JUL 1     22.2                      38.4  -16.2     20.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6       12
  MONTH TO DATE   54                       135    -81      103
  SINCE MAR 1   1067                      1411   -344     1321
  SINCE JUL 1   4755                      5880  -1125     5356

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        22     -1       22
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        32     -2       47
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        32     -2       47
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     35           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   5:28 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:09 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   5:27 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:10 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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