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CDUS43 KLOT 222136  
CLICHI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
431 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008  
 
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 59 135 PM 94 1925 72 -13 87  
MINIMUM 45 452 AM 36 2006 50 -5 55  
AVERAGE 52 61 -9 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.62 1983 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.21 2.39 0.82 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 8.56 8.72 -0.16 7.87  
SINCE JAN 1 14.02 12.10 1.92 11.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1917 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 13 6 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 220 190 30 106  
SINCE MAR 1 1607 1561 46 1346  
SINCE JUL 1 6298 6407 -109 6028  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 6  
MONTH TO DATE 0 26 -26 35  
SINCE MAR 1 0 36 -36 44  
SINCE JAN 1 0 36 -36 44    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 400 AM  
LOWEST 51 100 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
 
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1977  
1964  
1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 37 1917  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE 525 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT  
MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE 524 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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