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

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...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         75  11:43 AM  94    1962  71      4       81
  MINIMUM         52   2:47 AM  33    1997  51      1       51
  AVERAGE         64                        61      3       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.48          1.38 1974   0.15   0.33     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.05                      2.37   0.68     0.39
  SINCE MAR 1     10.11                      8.57   1.54     6.21
  SINCE JAN 1     14.26                     12.53   1.73    12.64

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2019   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        1                         6     -5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   54                       129    -75       91
  SINCE MAR 1   1067                      1405   -338     1309
  SINCE JUL 1   4755                      5874  -1119     5344

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        20     -4       22
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        30     -5       47
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        30     -5       47
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87          10:00 PM
 LOWEST     55          11:00 AM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1973
                                             2002


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