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

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 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         88   3:30 PM  94    1962  71     17       75
  MINIMUM         60        MM  33    1997  51      9       52
  AVERAGE         74                        61     13       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.38 1974   0.15  -0.15     0.48
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      2.37  -2.04     3.05
  SINCE MAR 1      5.98                      8.57  -2.59    10.11
  SINCE JAN 1      8.48                     12.53  -4.05    14.26

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2019   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      2.8                       6.8   -4.0      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1     17.6                      38.4  -20.8     22.2
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        1
  MONTH TO DATE  106                       129    -23       54
  SINCE MAR 1   1164                      1405   -241     1067
  SINCE JUL 1   5299                      5874   -575     4755

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        20      6       16
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        30      4       25
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        30      4       25
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    50   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  SANDSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    60           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     20           5:00 PM
 AVERAGE    40

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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1973
                                             2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   5:29 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:08 PM CDT
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE   5:28 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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