Chicago’s May Climatology—what years had the extremes? What is the temp trend ahead?

WGN-TV Tom Skilling Weather Center

May 1, 2024 at 2:15 AM

Books close on a warmer than normal April

The 13th consecutive month to post a temperature

Normal temperatures continue to rise as move through May and the start of Climatological Summer in June

Above normal temperature trend to continue overall across the nation’s midsection and eastern U.S. as the new month of May begins; much below normal temperatures confined to the Rockies and Sierra

Days 1-5 through May 4

Days 6-10 May 5 through May 9

Days 11-15 May 10-May 14

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