679 CDUS43 KLOT 202229 CLIDPA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 429 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 ................................... ...THE WEST CHICAGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 2012... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1998 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM NORMAL ............................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 15 234 PM 43 2006 31 -16 MINIMUM 1 128 AM -7 2008 15 -14 AVERAGE 8 23 -15 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.17 0.31 2006 0.04 0.13 MONTH TO DATE 0.40 0.82 -0.42 SINCE JAN 1 0.40 0.82 -0.42 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 57 42 15 MONTH TO DATE 769 838 -69 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 ............................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. HEAVY SNOW SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE .......................................................... THE WEST CHICAGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 40 1999 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -7 2011 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 20 2012.......SUNRISE 716 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST JANUARY 21 2012.......SUNRISE 715 AM CST SUNSET 454 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$