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

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

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         81   1:54 PM  94    1962  72      9       63
  MINIMUM         60   5:12 AM  36    1929  52      8       47
                                      1973
  AVERAGE         71                        62      9       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.67 2020   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.35                      2.25   1.10     0.53
  SINCE MAR 1     11.83                      7.70   4.13     4.12
  SINCE JAN 1     14.81                     10.64   4.17     9.47

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5       10
  MONTH TO DATE   40                       124    -84       90
  SINCE MAR 1    985                      1351   -366     1277
  SINCE JUL 1   4534                      5674  -1140     5181

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        26      6       26
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        37     12       52
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        37     12       52
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     36           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        93      1934
                                             1962
                                             1996
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      2002


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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