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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
132 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         76  11:41 AM  94    1962  71      5       81
  MINIMUM         52   4:43 AM  35    1940  52      0       51
  AVERAGE         64                        62      2       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.38 1974   0.12   0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.35                      2.12   1.23     0.53
  SINCE MAR 1     11.83                      7.57   4.26     4.12
  SINCE JAN 1     14.81                     10.51   4.30     9.47

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        1                         6     -5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   40                       119    -79       80
  SINCE MAR 1    985                      1346   -361     1267
  SINCE JUL 1   4534                      5669  -1135     5171

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        24      2       26
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        35      8       52
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        35      8       52
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87          10:00 PM
 LOWEST     54          12:00 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        94      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        36      1929
                                             1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   5:29 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:07 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   5:28 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:08 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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