169 CXUS53 KLOT 011951 CLSORD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 145 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2013 TO 2/28/2014... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2014 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL ............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 56 12/04 LOWEST -16 01/06 AVG. MAXIMUM 27.1 33.6 -6.5 AVG. MINIMUM 10.4 19.1 -8.7 MEAN 18.8 26.4 -7.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 60 DAYS MIN <= 32 84 DAYS MIN <= 0 25 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 13.79 1950 MINIMUM 1.60 1931 TOTALS 7.24 5.77 1.47 DAYS >= .01 41 DAYS >= .10 18 DAYS >= .50 3 DAYS >= 1.00 1 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 67.4 28.1 39.3 19.6 SINCE 7/1 68.3 29.6 38.7 19.6 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4132 3477 655 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/230 DATE 02/20 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/270 DATE 02/21 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 2 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 4 SNOW 15 LIGHT SNOW 48 SLEET 2 FOG 36 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 34 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$