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CDUS43 KLOT 062154  
CLICHI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
441 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008  
 
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 81 323 PM 91 1949 66 15 68  
MINIMUM 46 422 AM 30 1992 44 2 49  
AVERAGE 64 55 9 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.41 1941 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.28 0.67 0.61 T  
SINCE MAR 1 6.63 7.00 -0.37 7.15  
SINCE JAN 1 12.09 10.38 1.71 10.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.5 1989 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 1 10 -9 6  
MONTH TO DATE 37 66 -29 41  
SINCE MAR 1 1424 1437 -13 1281  
SINCE JUL 1 6115 6283 -168 5963  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 2  
SINCE MAR 1 0 16 -16 11  
SINCE JAN 1 0 16 -16 11    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 400 AM  
LOWEST 21 100 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
 
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 87 1964  
1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 29 1989  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2008...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2008...........SUNRISE 539 AM CDT SUNSET 757 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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