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CDUS43 KLOT 180632  
CLICHI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
132 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2008  
 
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2008  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 69 1243 PM 88 1976 59 10 70  
MINIMUM 45 903 PM 17 1875 38 7 36  
AVERAGE 57 48 9 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.71 1885 0.13 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.95 2.06 -0.11 1.48  
SINCE MAR 1 4.58 4.71 -0.13 5.14  
SINCE JAN 1 10.04 8.09 1.95 8.47  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.5 1949 T 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.6 -1.6 3.0  
SINCE MAR 1 7.9 7.6 0.3 5.3  
SINCE JUL 1 60.3 38.0 22.3 35.6  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 8 17 -9 12  
MONTH TO DATE 319 328 -9 413  
SINCE MAR 1 1245 1186 59 1110  
SINCE JUL 1 5936 6032 -96 5792  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 6  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 800 PM  
LOWEST 45 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 61  
 
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 89 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 23 1983  
1875  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2008.........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2008.........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 738 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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