840  
CDUS43 KLOT 130631  
CLICHI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
130 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008  
 
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 56 349 PM 92 1956 69 -13 64  
MINIMUM 40 453 AM 31 1981 46 -6 46  
AVERAGE 48 57 -9 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.67 1935 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.99 1.33 1.66 0.13  
SINCE MAR 1 8.34 7.66 0.68 7.28  
SINCE JAN 1 13.80 11.04 2.76 10.61  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 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  
YESTERDAY 17 8 9 10  
MONTH TO DATE 115 121 -6 55  
SINCE MAR 1 1502 1492 10 1295  
SINCE JUL 1 6193 6338 -145 5977  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 12 -12 14  
SINCE MAR 1 0 22 -22 23  
SINCE JAN 1 0 22 -22 23    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 200 AM  
LOWEST 55 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
 
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 89 1991  
1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 34 1996  
1888  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 13 2008...........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT  
MAY 14 2008...........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 805 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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