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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1237 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2012


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...THE WEST CHICAGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1998 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         62   1205 AM  77          44     18       MM
  MINIMUM         34   1050 PM  11          26      8       MM
  AVERAGE         48                        35     13       MM

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.31          1.40        0.06   0.25    MM
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.58  -0.09    MM
  SINCE JAN 1      2.61                      3.31  -0.70    MM

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       17                        30    -13       MM
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       250    -42       MM

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0       MM
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       MM
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5



WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


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THE WEST CHICAGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        61      2002
                                             2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         4      2003


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  9 2012.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST
MARCH 10 2012.........SUNRISE   612 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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