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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
155 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013


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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1928 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         73   1101 AM  94    1962  71      2       71
  MINIMUM         58    120 AM  36    1973  52      6       49
                                      1929
  AVERAGE         66                        61      5       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.40 1986   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      2.15  -1.46     1.90
  SINCE MAR 1      8.39                      8.51  -0.12     6.49
  SINCE JAN 1     12.64                     12.51   0.13     8.66

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        5
  MONTH TO DATE  109                       129    -20       78
  SINCE MAR 1   1585                      1389    196      889
  SINCE JUL 1   5737                      5900   -163     4224

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        23      8       22
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        36      3       76
  SINCE JAN 1     39                        36      3       76
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1



WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1996
                                             1962
                                             1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   528 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   527 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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