502 CDUS43 KLOT 292150 CLIDPA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 444 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 ................................... ...THE WEST CHICAGO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 57 1224 PM 81 2007 66 -9 MINIMUM 37 129 AM 29 2008 42 -5 AVERAGE 47 54 -7 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.01 0.45 2007 0.16 -0.15 MONTH TO DATE 1.19 3.18 -1.99 SINCE JAN 1 5.44 8.27 -2.83 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 18 11 7 MONTH TO DATE 472 465 7 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 SINCE JAN 1 31 0 31 ............................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. LIGHT RAIN HAZE .......................................................... THE WEST CHICAGO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 83 2001 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 31 2008 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 29 2012.........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT APRIL 30 2012.........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$