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CDUS43 KLOT 082149
CLICHI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 59 325 PM 91 1963 67 -8 82
MINIMUM 46 533 AM 29 1983 45 1 54
AVERAGE 53 56 -3 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.26 1880 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.04 0.89 1.15 T
SINCE MAR 1 7.39 7.22 0.17 7.15
SINCE JAN 1 12.85 10.60 2.25 10.48
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.5 1923 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 12 10 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 54 86 -32 41
SINCE MAR 1 1441 1457 -16 1281
SINCE JUL 1 6132 6303 -171 5963
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 3
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 5
SINCE MAR 1 0 18 -18 14
SINCE JAN 1 0 18 -18 14
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 71 200 AM
LOWEST 40 100 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 94 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 27 1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2008...........SUNRISE 538 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
MAY 9 2008...........SUNRISE 537 AM CDT SUNSET 800 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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