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CDUS43 KLOT 240631  
CLICHI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
130 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008  
 
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 57 1253 PM 92 1977 73 -16 89  
1964  
1921  
MINIMUM 46 1159 PM 37 1917 50 -4 60  
AVERAGE 52 61 -9 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 13 6 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 233 196 37 106  
SINCE MAR 1 1620 1567 53 1346  
SINCE JUL 1 6311 6413 -102 6028  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
 
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 76 1100 PM  
LOWEST 51 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
 
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 93 1950  
1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 34 1992  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 24 2008...........SUNRISE 523 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT  
MAY 25 2008...........SUNRISE 522 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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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