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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
436 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012


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...THE WEST CHICAGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         83R   259 PM  63    2003  50     33
  MINIMUM         61    609 AM  19    2009  29     32
  AVERAGE         72                        40     32

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.27 2011   0.07  -0.07
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      1.43  -0.44
  SINCE JAN 1      3.11                      4.16  -1.05

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                        25    -25
  MONTH TO DATE  299                       580   -281

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         0      7
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         0     17
  SINCE JAN 1     17                         0     17
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  16   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (180)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3



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


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THE WEST CHICAGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        68      2007
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        15      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 20 2012.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT
MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 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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