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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
435 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

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...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         73  1101 AM     94  1962    71      2
  MINIMUM         58   120 AM     36  1973    52      6
                                      1929
  AVERAGE         66                          61      5

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY              0                         6     -6
  MONTH TO DATE    109                       129    -20
  SINCE MAR 1     1585                      1389    196
  SINCE JUL 1     5737                      5900   -163

 COOLING
  TODAY              1                         2     -1
  MONTH TO DATE     31                        23      8
  SINCE MAR 1       39                        36      3
  SINCE JAN 1       39                        36      3
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9

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)   71        93      1996
                                             1962
                                             1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      2002

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   529 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   528 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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