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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL

143 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026



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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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           

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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          

 YESTERDAY                                                           

  MAXIMUM         58   3:55 PM  93    1934  68    -10       77        

  MINIMUM         42  11:59 PM  34    1978  49     -7       46        

                                      1989                           

  AVERAGE         50                        58     -8       62     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1941   0.14  -0.14     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.81  -0.64     0.45     

  SINCE MAR 1      9.90                      6.26   3.64     7.03     

  SINCE JAN 1     12.46                      9.20   3.26     8.39     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY       15                         8      7        3        

  MONTH TO DATE   79                        52     27       55        

  SINCE MAR 1   1028                      1279   -251     1032        

  SINCE JUL 1   5238                      5602   -364     4970        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0        

  SINCE MAR 1     21                        17      4       13        

  SINCE JAN 1     21                        17      4       13        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    63           6:00 AM                                      

 LOWEST     28           3:00 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    46                                                        



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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1936                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1974                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  7 2026...........SUNRISE   5:40 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:56 PM CDT     

MAY  8 2026...........SUNRISE   5:39 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:57 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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