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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
139 AM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025

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...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         71   3:57 PM  94    1962  71      0       81
  MINIMUM         54   7:06 AM  36    1973  51      3       59
                                      2002
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.11 2020   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      2.52  -2.19     3.05
  SINCE MAR 1      5.98                      8.72  -2.74    10.11
  SINCE JAN 1      8.48                     12.68  -4.20    14.26

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      2.8                       6.8   -4.0      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1     17.6                      38.4  -20.8     22.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2                         6     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       135    -27       54
  SINCE MAR 1   1166                      1411   -245     1067
  SINCE JUL 1   5301                      5880   -579     4755

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        22      4       21
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        32      2       30
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        32      2       30
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    64           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     39           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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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 2025...........SUNRISE   5:28 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:09 PM CDT
MAY 19 2025...........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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