075  
CDUS43 KLOT 132135  
CLICHI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
430 PM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008  
 
...................................    
..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 73 223 PM 89 1991 69 4 69  
1956  
MINIMUM 40 158 AM 34 1996 46 -6 43  
1888  
AVERAGE 57 58 -1 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.32 1889 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.99 1.44 1.55 0.13  
SINCE MAR 1 8.34 7.77 0.57 7.28  
SINCE JAN 1 13.80 11.15 2.65 10.61  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1895 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1953  
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 8 8 0 9  
MONTH TO DATE 123 129 -6 64  
SINCE MAR 1 1510 1500 10 1304  
SINCE JUL 1 6201 6346 -145 5986  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 13 -13 14  
SINCE MAR 1 0 23 -23 23  
SINCE JAN 1 0 23 -23 23    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 100 AM  
LOWEST 29 200 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1982  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 32 1895  
 
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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