CDUS43 KLOT 190649 CLIMDW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 149 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 80 2:01 PM 93 1934 72 8 62 1962 1996 MINIMUM 66 11:59 PM 34 2002 53 13 48 AVERAGE 73 62 11 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.50 0.79 1986 0.14 0.36 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.88 2.39 -1.51 0.60 SINCE MAR 1 10.61 7.84 2.77 7.18 SINCE JAN 1 13.17 10.78 2.39 8.54 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 10 MONTH TO DATE 164 129 35 103 SINCE MAR 1 1113 1356 -243 1080 SINCE JUL 1 5323 5679 -356 5018 COOLING YESTERDAY 8 2 6 0 MONTH TO DATE 29 28 1 38 SINCE MAR 1 50 39 11 51 SINCE JAN 1 50 39 11 51 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 43 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 79 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 10:00 AM LOWEST 50 1:00 AM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 37 1929 1937 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 PM CDT MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 5:26 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. $$