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CDUS43 KLOT 212138  
CLICHI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
431 PM CDT MON APR 21 2008  
 
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 75 153 PM 88 1985 60 15 77  
MINIMUM 42 322 AM 27 1986 39 3 43  
AVERAGE 59 50 9 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.08 1973 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.01 2.58 -0.57 1.48  
SINCE MAR 1 4.64 5.23 -0.59 5.14  
SINCE JAN 1 10.10 8.61 1.49 8.47  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.6 1903 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  
TODAY 6 15 -9 5  
MONTH TO DATE 346 391 -45 465  
SINCE MAR 1 1272 1249 23 1162  
SINCE JUL 1 5963 6095 -132 5844  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 500 AM  
LOWEST 43 200 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
 
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 91 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 24 1986  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 21 2008.........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT  
APRIL 22 2008.........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 741 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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