CDUS43 KLOT 070643 CLIORD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 143 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 58 1:40 PM 91 1949 67 -9 77 MINIMUM 41 11:59 PM 30 1992 47 -6 47 AVERAGE 50 57 -7 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.41 1941 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.25 0.87 -0.62 0.33 SINCE MAR 1 11.98 7.07 4.91 5.98 SINCE JAN 1 14.67 11.03 3.64 8.48 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.5 1989 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.8 6.8 -5.0 2.8 SINCE JUL 1 34.1 38.4 -4.3 17.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 15 9 6 3 MONTH TO DATE 76 57 19 61 SINCE MAR 1 1071 1333 -262 1119 SINCE JUL 1 5431 5802 -371 5254 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 6 -5 0 SINCE MAR 1 20 16 4 8 SINCE JAN 1 20 16 4 8 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 60 6:00 AM LOWEST 28 2:00 PM AVERAGE 44 .......................................................... THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 87 1936 1964 2023 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 5:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 5:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$