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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
147 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         89   3:50 PM  94    1962  71     18       76
  MINIMUM         63        MM  35    1940  52     11       52
  AVERAGE         76                        62     14       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.38 1974   0.12  -0.12     0.19
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      2.12  -1.52     3.35
  SINCE MAR 1      7.18                      7.57  -0.39    11.83
  SINCE JAN 1      8.54                     10.51  -1.97    14.81

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        1
  MONTH TO DATE   92                       119    -27       40
  SINCE MAR 1   1069                      1346   -277      985
  SINCE JUL 1   5007                      5669   -662     4534

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11                         2      9        0
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        24     14       26
  SINCE MAR 1     51                        35     16       43
  SINCE JAN 1     51                        35     16       43
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    60   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  SANDSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    56           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     17           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    37

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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        94      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        36      1929
                                             1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   5:29 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:06 PM CDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE   5:28 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:07 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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