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CLICHI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
131 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 70 444 PM 87 1964 67 3 83
1936
MINIMUM 49 1159 PM 29 1989 44 5 47
AVERAGE 60 56 4 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.76 2.07 1998 0.11 0.65 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.04 0.78 1.26 T
SINCE MAR 1 7.39 7.11 0.28 7.15
SINCE JAN 1 12.85 10.49 2.36 10.48
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1947 0.0 0.0 0.0
1960
1989
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
YESTERDAY 5 10 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 42 76 -34 41
SINCE MAR 1 1429 1447 -18 1281
SINCE JUL 1 6120 6293 -173 5963
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 2
SINCE MAR 1 0 17 -17 11
SINCE JAN 1 0 17 -17 11
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 800 AM
LOWEST 56 200 AM
AVERAGE 75
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 91 1963
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 29 1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2008...........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT
MAY 9 2008...........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 759 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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