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CLICHI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 74 156 PM 91 1959 65 9 59
MINIMUM 60 419 AM 27 1875 43 17 42
AVERAGE 67 54 13 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 1.18 1.26 1979 0.11 1.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 0.23 0.95 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 6.53 6.56 -0.03 7.15
SINCE JAN 1 11.99 9.94 2.05 10.48
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.6 1940 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0
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 0 11 -11 14
MONTH TO DATE 4 23 -19 14
SINCE MAR 1 1391 1394 -3 1254
SINCE JUL 1 6082 6240 -158 5936
COOLING
TODAY 2 1 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 2 2 0 2
SINCE MAR 1 2 12 -10 11
SINCE JAN 1 2 12 -10 11
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1000 AM
LOWEST 57 200 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 92 1955
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 30 2004
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 2 2008...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT
MAY 3 2008...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 753 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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