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CDUS43 KLOT 210635  
CLICHI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
134 AM CDT WED MAY 21 2008  
 
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 66 328 PM 95 1977 71 -5 69  
MINIMUM 47 1159 PM 33 2002 49 -2 43  
AVERAGE 57 60 -3 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.54 1975 0.11 -0.11 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 3.21 2.17 1.04 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 8.56 8.50 0.06 7.87  
SINCE JAN 1 14.02 11.88 2.14 11.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 8 6 2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 196 178 18 103  
SINCE MAR 1 1583 1549 34 1343  
SINCE JUL 1 6274 6395 -121 6025  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 22 -22 29  
SINCE MAR 1 0 32 -32 38  
SINCE JAN 1 0 32 -32 38    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 300 AM  
LOWEST 29 200 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
 
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1977  
1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 31 2002  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2008...........SUNRISE 525 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE 525 AM CDT SUNSET 813 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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