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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
439 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         79   2:22 PM  95    1934  72      7       57        
  MINIMUM         66   1:20 AM  37    1929  53     13       45        
                                      1937                           
  AVERAGE         73                        63     10       51     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             1.54 1931   0.14  -0.14     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      2.53  -1.65     0.60     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.61                      7.98   2.63     7.18     
  SINCE JAN 1     13.17                     10.92   2.25     8.54     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         5     -5       14        
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       134     30      117        
  SINCE MAR 1   1113                      1361   -248     1094        
  SINCE JUL 1   5323                      5684   -361     5032        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            8                         2      6        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        30      7       38        
  SINCE MAR 1     58                        41     17       51        
  SINCE JAN 1     58                        41     17       51        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87          12:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     58          12:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    73                                                        

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        95      1977                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1981                      


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.




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