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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
437 PM CDT SUN MAY 5 2013


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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         70    250 PM  94    1949  67      3
  MINIMUM         49    502 AM  34    1954  48      1
                                      1944
                                      1929
  AVERAGE         60                        58      2

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.83 1991   0.13  -0.13
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.62  -0.60
  SINCE MAR 1      7.72                      6.98   0.74
  SINCE JAN 1     11.97                     10.98   0.99

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            5                         8     -3
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        45     -8
  SINCE MAR 1   1513                      1305    208
  SINCE JUL 1   5665                      5816   -151

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         5      4
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        18     -1
  SINCE JAN 1     17                        18     -1
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


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THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        93      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        34      1989
                                             1978


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT
MAY  6 2013...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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