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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
432 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008  
 
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 57 1253 PM 92 1977 73 -16 89  
1964  
1921  
MINIMUM 48 647 AM 37 1917 50 -2 60  
AVERAGE 53 61 -8 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.23 1995 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.21 2.50 0.71 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 8.56 8.83 -0.27 7.87  
SINCE JAN 1 14.02 12.21 1.81 11.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1889 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 6 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 232 196 36 106  
SINCE MAR 1 1619 1567 52 1346  
SINCE JUL 1 6310 6413 -103 6028  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 10  
MONTH TO DATE 0 28 -28 45  
SINCE MAR 1 0 38 -38 54  
SINCE JAN 1 0 38 -38 54    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 200 AM  
LOWEST 51 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
 
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 93 1950  
1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 34 1992  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE 524 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT  
MAY 24 2008...........SUNRISE 523 AM CDT SUNSET 814 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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