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CDUS43 KLOT 260724  
CLICHI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
223 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008  
 
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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 78 452 PM 94 1911 73 5 70  
MINIMUM 44 256 AM 32 1992 51 -7 56  
AVERAGE 61 62 -1 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.52 1879 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.21 2.72 0.49 0.74  
SINCE MAR 1 8.56 9.05 -0.49 7.89  
SINCE JAN 1 14.02 12.43 1.59 11.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1924 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 4 5 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 248 206 42 108  
SINCE MAR 1 1635 1577 58 1348  
SINCE JUL 1 6326 6423 -97 6030  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 32 -32 56  
SINCE MAR 1 0 42 -42 65  
SINCE JAN 1 0 42 -42 65    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 400 AM  
LOWEST 41 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 62  
 
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 1983  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 26 2008...........SUNRISE 522 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
MAY 27 2008...........SUNRISE 521 AM CDT SUNSET 817 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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