August 31: ORD

Today is August 31st. It's the 244th day of the year. 122 days remain. Week 36 begins.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 78 and the normal low is 59. The 29-year averages are 80 and 59.

On the hot side, in 2000 the high was the only 90s high for the date of 92 with a low of 68. In 1980 the high was 85 with the only 70s low of 71. In 1995 the high was 87 with a low of 68. For 15 straight years (1980-1994) there were no upper 80s highs (or warmer). Another warm low was 68 in 1981. The record high of 99 was set in 1953 and the record warmest low of 76 was set in 1941. 28 of the 29 highs have been in the 70s (13) and 80s (15).

On the cool side, in 1994 the high was 71 with a low of 52. In 1987 the high was 72 with a low of 52. Another cool high was 70 degrees in 2003. Other cool lows were 51 in 1984 and 52 (1985, 1992, 1999). The record low of 47 was set way back in 1872 and the record coolest high of 62 was set way back in 1892. 28 of the 29 lows have been 50s (14) and 60s (14).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:49 and sunrise is at 6:18. Sunset is at 19:28 and twilight ends at 19:57. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:50 and sunrise is at 6:19. There's a total of 13 hours, 10 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 8 minutes between twilights. The moon was new yesterday at 14:58. Illumination was 0% at midnight, will be 1% at noon and 2% at midnight tonight. Although you won't see it, moonrise is at 7:12 and moonset is at 19:42. Moonrise is at 8:20 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 12 hours, 30 minutes today.

Labor Day is in tomorrow. Grandparent's Day is in seven days and Patriot's Day is in 11 days. -Bernie-

August 30: ORD

Today is August 30th. It's the 243rd day of the year. 123 days remain. This is week 35.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 79 and the normal low is 59. The 29-year averages are 80 and 61.

On the hot side, in 1995 the high was 92 with a low of 74. In 1991 the high was 87 with a low of 71. In 1993 the high was 90 with a low of 68. In 1983 the high was 85 with a low of 72. Another hot high was 88 in 1979. Another warm low was 68 in 2001. The record high of 96 was set in 1953 and the record warmest low of 76 was set way back in 1881. We're in a current streak of 12 straight years of no highs in the upper 80s (87, 88, 89) or higher (that is from 1996 onward). 25 of the 29 highs have been in the 70s (11) and 80s (14).

On the cool side, in 1986 the high was 76 with the near-record low of 48 (record is 47, set in 1946). In 1999 the high was 69 with a low of 55. Another cool low was 49 degrees in 1988. The record coolest high of 58 was set in 1915. 22 of the 29 lows have been 50s (11) and 60s (11).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:48 and sunrise is at 6:17. Sunset is at 19:30 and twilight ends at 19:59. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:49 and sunrise is at 6:18. There's a total of 13 hours, 13 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 11 minutes between twilights. The moon is new today at 14:58. Illumination was 0% at midnight, will be 0% at noon and 0% at midnight tonight. Although you wouldn't see it, moonrise was at 6:01 and moonset is at 19:20. Moonrise is at 7:12 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 13 hours, 19 minutes today (although not noticeable).

Labor Day is in two days. Grandparent's Day is in eight days and Patriot's Day is in 12 days. -Bernie-

August 29: ORD

Today is August 29th. It's the 242nd day of the year. 124 days remain. This is week 35.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 79 and the normal low is 60. The 29-year averages are 81 and 61.

On the hot side, in 1984 the high was 94 with a low of 71. In 1991 the high was 92 with a low of 73. In 1995 the high was 88 with a low of 73. In 1980 the high was 92 with a low of 68. The record high of 98 was set in 1953 and the record warmest low of 74 occurred in 1973. 24 of the 29 highs have been in the 70s (10) and 80s (14).

On the cool side, in 1982 the high was 72 with the record low of 43 (it was also 43 in 1965). In 1986 the high was 71 with a low of 44. In 1988 the high was 72 with a low of 48. In 2004 the high was 69 with a low of 53. Another cool high was 71 two years ago. Another cool low was 51 in 1992. The record coolest high of 62 was set way back in 1893. 14 of the 29 lows have been 60s and eight lows have been 50s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:47 and sunrise is at 6:16. Sunset is at 19:31 and twilight ends at 20:00. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:48 and sunrise is at 6:17. There's a total of 13 hours, 15 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 13 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent. Illumination was 3% at midnight, will be 1% at noon and 0% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 4:47 and moonset is at 18:56. Moonrise is at 6:01 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 9 minutes today.

Labor Day is in three days. Grandparent's Day is in nine days and Patriot's Day is in 13 days. -Bernie-

August 28: ORD

Today is August 28th. It's the 241st day of the year. 125 days remain. It's week 35 of 2008.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 79 and the normal low is 60. The 29-year averages are 81 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1991 the high was 95 with a low of 71. In 1980 the high was 95 with a low of 69. In 1990 the high was 93 with a low of 69. 1990 was the year of the infamous deadly Plainfield tornado. Tennis ball sized hail was reported (two and a half inch size). In 1983 the high was 92 with a low of 69. In 1984 the high was 94 with a low of 66. In 1999 the high was 90 with a low of 70. Last year the high was 91 with a low of 67. The record high of 97 occurred in 1955 and the record warmest low of 77 occurred in 1973. 12 of the 29 highs so far have been in the 70s. There have been eight 90s highs and six highs in the 80s. The record high of 97 also occurred in 1953. There was a 33-degree difference between the high and low in 2003: 92 and 59.

On the cool side, in 1986 the high was 65 with the record low of 42. In 1982 the high was 66 with a low of 43. In 1992 the high was 69 with a low of 51. Another cool high was 71 in 1987. Another cool low was 51 in 1988. The record coolest high of 63 occurred way back in 1891. 17 of the 29 lows have been 60s and eight lows have been 50s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:46 and sunrise is at 6:15. Sunset is at 19:33 and twilight ends at 20:02. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:47 and sunrise is at 6:16. There's a total of 13 hours, 18 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 16 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent. Illumination was 8% at midnight, will be 5% at noon and 1% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 3:30 and moonset is at 18:29. Moonrise is at 4:47 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 59 minutes today.

Labor Day is in four days. Grandparent's Day is in ten days and Patriot's Day is in two weeks. -Bernie-

August 27: ORD

Today is August 27th. It's the 240th day of the year. 126 days remain. It's week 35 of 2008.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 79 and the normal low is 60. The 29-year averages are 81 and 64.

On the hot side, in 1990 the high was 93 with a low of 72. In 1993 the high was 94 with a low of 70. In 1980 the high was 91 with a low of 71. In 1991 the high was 92 with a low of 70. Another hot high was 90 in 1984. There have been no 90s highs for 14 straight years (and running) since 1993. The record high of 97 was set in 1973 as was the record warmest low of 77. 14 of the 29 highs so far have been in the 80s.

On the cool side, in 1986 the high was 67 with a low of 48. In 1982 the high was 71 with the record low of 47. In 1992 the high was 63 with a low of 55. Other cool highs were 66 in 1987 and 69 in 1988. Another cool low was 56 in 1985. The record coolest high of 61 was set in 1915. 20 of the 29 lows have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:45 and sunrise is at 6:14. Sunset is at 19:35 and twilight ends at 20:04. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:46 and sunrise is at 6:15. There's a total of 13 hours, 21 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 19 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent. Illumination was 16% at midnight, 12% at noon and will be just 8% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 2:13 and moonset is at 17:55. Moonrise is at 3:30 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 15 hours, 42 minutes today.

Labor Day is in five days. Grandparent's Day is in 11 days and Patriot's Day is in 15 days. -Bernie-

August 26: ORD

Today is August 26th. It's the 239th day of the year. 127 days remain. It's week 35 of 2008.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 79 and the normal low is 60. The 29-year averages are 83 and 64.

On the hot side, in 1993 the high was 94 with a low of 74. In 2003 the high was 92 with a low of 71. In 1980 the high was 92 with a low of 69. In 1995 the high was 91 with a low of 69. In 1990 the high was 88 with a low of 70. In 1991 the high was 93 with a low of 65. In 1983 the high was 89 with a low of 68. Other warm lows were 69 in 1994, 69 two years ago, 67 in 1981 and 67 in 2004. The record high of 97 was set in 1973 as was the record warmest low of 77. 16 of the 29 highs so far have been in the 80s, seven in the 70s and five in the 90s.

On the cool side, in 1987 the high was 65 with a low of 57. The other cool low was 54 in 1988. The record low of 47 was set way back in 1887 and the record coolest high of 61 was set way back in 1885. 19 of the 29 lows have been 60s and seven have been 50s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:44 and sunrise is at 6:13. Sunset is at 19:36 and twilight ends at 20:05. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:45 and sunrise is at 6:14. There's a total of 13 hours, 23 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 21 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent. Illumination was 25% at midnight, will be 20% at noon and 16% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 0:59 and moonset is at 17:13. Moonlight time is 16 hours, 14 minutes today.

Labor Day is in six days. Grandparent's Day is in 12 days and Patriot's Day is in 16 days. -Bernie-

August 25: ORD

Today is August 25th. It's the 238th day of the year. 128 days remain. It's the 35th week of the year.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 80 and the normal low is 60. The 29-year averages are 82 and 63.

On the hot side, in 2003 the high was the co-record high of 95 degrees with a low of 71. In 1995 the high was 90 with a low of 73. In 1991 the high was the other co-record high of 95 with a low of 66. In 1993 the high was 89 with a low of 70. In 1992 the high was 89 with a low of 69. In 1994 the high was 90 with a low of 67. Have you noticed that five of the six hottest days occurred between 1991-1995? It's so. Another hot high was 87 degrees in 1980. Other warm lows were 69 in 2001 and 68 (1981, 1990). The record warmest low of 74 was set in 1959. 16 of the 29 highs have been in the 80s and eight have been in the 70s. The highs in 1953 and 1959 were also 95 degrees.

On the cool side, in 1987 the high was the only 60s high of 62 with a low of 56. In 1982 the high was 75 with a low of 54. In 1985 the high was 73 with a low of 56. In 1997 the high was 72 with a low of 58. The record low of 47 was set in 1917 and the record coolest high of 63 was set in 1965. There have been 17 lows in the 60s over the past 29 years and nine lows in the 50s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:42 and sunrise is at 6:12. Sunset is at 19:38 and twilight ends at 20:07. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:44 and sunrise is at 6:13. There's a total of 13 hours, 26 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 25 minutes between twilights. The moon reached last quarter on Saturday at 18:50. Moon illumination was 36% at midnight, will be 30% at noon and 25% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was yesterday at six minutes 'til midnight and moonset is today at 16:19. Moonlight time is 16 hours, 19 minutes today.

Labor Day is in a week. Grandparent's Day is in 13 days and Patriot's Day is in 17 days. -Bernie-

August 24: ORD

Today is August 24th. It's the 237th day of the year. 129 days remain. It's the start of the 35th week of the year.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 80 and the normal low is 61. The 29-year averages are 81 and 62.

On the hot side, three years back to back to back were the hottest: first place was 1992 as the high was 88 with a low of 69. Second place was 1994 as the high was 87 with a low of 69. Third place was 1993 as the high was 87 with a low of 68. Other highs of note were the lone 90s high of 90 degrees in 1983 and a high of 87 in 1991. There have been no upper 80s highs (or warmer) from 1995 onward. There were two dual days: 1989 (73/67) and 1999 (74/67). These days are noted for their cool highs and warm lows, and thus means that are normal. The record high of 100 was set in 1947 and the record warmest low of 78 was set in 1975. 28 of the 29 highs have been 70s (10) and 80s (18). Many days just fell short of hottest honors.

On the cool side, in 1987 the high was 72 with a low of 51. In 1984 the high was 76 with a low of 51. Other cool highs were 73 in 1989 and 74 (1979, 1999). The record low of 48 was set in 1942 and the record coolest high of 63 was set way back in 1891. The breakdown of the lows has been 18 occurrences in the 60s and 11 occurrences in the 50s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:41 and sunrise is at 6:11. Sunset is at 19:40 and twilight ends at 20:09. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:42 and sunrise is at 6:12. There's a total of 13 hours, 29 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 28 minutes between twilights. The moon reached last quarter yesterday at 18:50. Moon illumination was 47% at midnight, 41% at noon and 36% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 15:14 and moonrise is at 23:54. Moonlight time is 15 hours, 20 minutes today.

Labor Day is in eight days. Grandparent's Day is in 14 days and Patriot's Day is in 18 days. -Bernie-

August 23: ORD

Today is August 23rd. It's the 236th day of the year. 130 days remain. It's the 34th week of the year.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 80 and the normal low is 61. The 29-year averages are 81 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1998 the high was 90 with a low of 71. In 1993 the high was 91 with a low of 69. Last year the high was 87 with a low of 69. Other hot highs include 89 two years ago and 88 in 1995. Other warm lows were 69 in 2001, 67 in 2000 and 67 in 2002. There were no upper 80s highs (or higher) from 1979 to 1992 and no upper 60s lows (or higher) in the same period. 2001 was what I call a dual day: the high and low were notable (74/69) but the mean was only half a degree above normal. The record high of 97 was set in 1947 and the record warmest low of 76 was set in 1968. 27 of the 29 highs so far have been 70s (13) and 80s (14).

On the cool side, in 1987 the high was 73 with a low of 54. In 1984 the high was 74 with a low of 55. In 1997 the high was 76 with a low of 54. In 2005 the high was 73 with a low of 58. There have been no highs in the lower 70s (70,71,72) nor lows in the lower 50s from 1979-2007. Other cool highs were 74 degrees in both 1989 and 2001. The record low of 51 was set way back in 1888 and the record coolest high of 62 was set way back in 1890. 19 of the 29 lows have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:40 and sunrise is at 6:10. Sunset is at 19:41 and twilight ends at 20:11. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:41 and sunrise is at 6:11. There's a total of 13 hours, 31 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 31 minutes between twilights. The moon reaches last quarter today at 18:50. Moon illumination was 59% at midnight, will be 53% at noon and 47% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 14:01 and moonrise is at 23:01. Moonlight time is 15 hours exactly today.

Labor Day is in nine days. Grandparent's Day is in 15 days and Patriot's Day is in 19 days. -Bernie-

August 22: ORD

Today is August 22nd. It's the 235th day of the year. 131 days remain. It's the 34th week of the year.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 80 and the normal low is 61. The 29-year averages are 82 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1996 the high was 89 with a low of 70. Last year the high was 90 (the first high of 90 or more since 1976 when it was also 90) with a low of 69. Other hot highs include 89 in 1991, 87 in 1986 and 87 two years ago. The other warm low was 71 in 1989. The record high of 99 was set in 1936 and the record warmest low of 76 was set in 1968. 20 of the 29 highs so far have been 80s.

On the cool side, in 2004 the high was 80 with the record low of 49. The former record low of 51 occurred in 1890 and was repeated in 1992. In 1997 the high was 75 with a low of 55. In 1985 the high was 76 with a low of 55. Another cool high of 72 occurred in 1990. Other cool lows were 51 in 1992, 54 in 1999 and 55 in 1994. The record coolest high of 60 was set in 1890. 19 of the 29 lows have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:39 and sunrise is at 6:09. Sunset is at 19:43 and twilight ends at 20:12. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:40 and sunrise is at 6:10. There's a total of 13 hours, 34 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 33 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous and was 69% illuminated at midnight, will be 64% at noon and 59% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 12:45 and moonrise is at 22:19. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 26 minutes today.

Labor Day is in ten days. Grandparent's Day is in 16 days and Patriot's Day is in 20 days. -Bernie-

August 21: ORD

Today is August 21st. It's the 234th day of the year. 132 days remain. It's the 34th week of the year.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 81 and the normal low is 61. The 29-year averages are 82 and 60.

On the hot side, in 2003 the high was 95 with a low of 72. In 1983 the high was 95 with a low of 67. In 1998 the high was 89 with a low of 70. In 1996 the high was 90 with a low of 66. Last year the high was 87 with a low of 69. Other hot highs include 89 in 1995, 87 in 1989 and 87 in 2002. Other warm lows include 67 in 1987, 67 in 1990, 68 in 1979 and 69 in 1980. The record high of 99 was set in 1955 and the record warmest low of 82 was set in 1916. 26 of the last 29 highs have been 80s (16) and 70s (10).

On the cool side, in 1985 the high was 74 with a low of 52. In 2004 the high was 74 with a low of 52. In 1992 the high was 81 with a low of 49. In 1994 the high was 74 with a low of 56. In 1999 the high was 76 with a low of 54. In 1997 the high was 74 with a low of 57. The record low of 46 was set in 1950 and the record coolest high of 66 was set in 1939. 26 of the 29 lows have been 50s (13) and 60s (13).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:38 and sunrise is at 6:08. Sunset is at 19:44 and twilight ends at 20:14. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:39 and sunrise is at 6:09. There's a total of 13 hours, 36 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 36 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous with 79% illumination at midnight, 75% at noon and 69% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 11:30 and moonrise is at 21:45. Moonlight time is 13 hours, 45 minutes today.

Labor Day is in 11 days, Grandparent's Day is in 17 days and Patriot's Day is in three weeks. **** Bernie ****

August 20: ORD

Today is August 20th. It's the 233rd day of the year. 133 days remain. It's the 34th week of the year.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 81 and the normal low is 61. The 29-year averages are 80 and 61.

On the hot side, in 1980 the only 90s high of 93 occurred with the only 70s low of 74. In 2005 the high was 86 with a low of 69. In 1982 the high was 88 with a low of 66. Another hot high was 89 in 2003. Other warm lows include 69 in 1990, 69 in 1996, 68 in 1983, 68 last year and 67 in 1979. The record high of 98 was set in 1947 and the record warmest low of 80 was set in 1916. 28 of the last 29 highs have been 70s (14) and 80s (14). There was a 20 year span from 1983 through 2002 without any highs in the upper 80s [no highs above 86 degrees].

On the cool side, in 1992 the high was 76 with a low of 49. In 1985 the high was 71 with a low of 57. In 2000 the high was 73 with a low of 57. Another cool high of 72 occurred in 1997. Another cool low of 51 occurred in 1984. The record low of 47 was set in 1950 and the record coolest high of 66 was set in 1940. 27 of the 29 lows have been 50s (13) and 60s (14).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:37 and sunrise is at 6:06. Sunset is at 19:46 and twilight ends at 20:15. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:38 and sunrise is at 6:08. There's a total of 13 hours, 40 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 38 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous with 87% illumination at midnight, 84% at noon and 79% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 10:16 and moonrise is at 21:18. Moonlight time is 12 hours, 58 minutes today.

I'd like to congratulate my sister Chris and her husband Steve who are celebrating their sixth anniversary today. **Bernie**

August 19: ORD

Today is August 19th. It's the 232nd day of the year. 134 days remain. It's the 34th week of the year.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 81 and the normal low is 62. The 29-year averages are 80 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1983 the record high of 99 occurred with the low of 71. In 1995 the high was 89 with a low of 72. In 1980 the high was 91 with a low of 69. In 1993 the high was 87 with a low of 71. In 2005 the high was 88 with a low of 69. Other hot highs include 88 in 1994 and 87 in 1982. Other warm lows include 70 in 1988, 69 in 1990, 68 in 1979 and 67 in 1996. The record warmest low of 82 was set in 1916. 26 of the 29 highs so far have been 70s (13) and 80s (13).

On the cool side, in 1992 the high was 74 with the record low of 51. In 1985 the high was 72 with a low of 55. In 1997 the high was 71 with a low of 57. In 2000 the high was 71 with a low of 57. In 2004 the high was 73 with a low of 55. Another cool 70s high was 70 in 1991. Another cool 50s low was 52 in 1981. Last year we had the lone sub-70 degree high of 68. Prior to last year, you have to go all the way back to 1967 to find the previous occurrence (64 degrees with 0.52" rain). By the way, the high at O'Hare in 1968 was 91 degrees. The record coolest high of 62 was set way back in 1897. 25 of the 29 lows have been 50s (12) and 60s (13).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:36 and sunrise is at 6:05. Sunset is at 19:47 and twilight ends at 20:17. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:37 and sunrise is at 6:06. There's a total of 13 hours, 42 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 41 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous with 94% illumination at midnight, 91% at noon and 87% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 9:05 and moonrise is at 20:54. Moonlight time is 12 hours, 11 minutes today.

Today my tennis coach, Bob Finder, is 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. I'd also like to congratulate my sister Chris and her husband Steve who will be celebrating their sixth anniversary tomorrow. ***Bernie***

August 18: ORD

Today is August 18th. It's the 231st day of the year. 135 days remain. It's the 34th week of the year.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 81 and the normal low is 62. The 29-year averages are 80 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1995 the high was 90 with a low of 73. In 1988 the high was 89 with a low of 72. In 1990 the high was 91 with a low of 70. The other hot high was 87 in 1980. The other 70s lows were 72 two years ago and 71 in 1983. There have been no upper 80s or 90s highs since 1995. The record high of 98 was set in 1947 and the record warmest low of 79 was set in 1972. 26 of the 29 highs so far have been 70s (14) and 80s (12).

On the cool side, in 1981 the high was 75 with a low of 51. Last year the lone sub-70 degree high of 68 occurred with a low of 59. You have to go all the way back to 1963 to find the previous sub-70 degree high of 69 degrees. The low in 1963 was 42 at O'Hare (this was not the official low for Chicago, otherwise it would have been the record low). The high was also 69 degrees on the previous day in 1963. On this day in 1972 the high was 93 (with the record warmest low of 79). The high was 90 degrees in 1960. In 1997, the high was 70 with a low of 58. Another cool 70s high was 70 in 2001. Other cool lows were 53 in both 1982 and 2002. The record low of 49 was set in 1963 and the record coolest high of 65 was set in 1950. 24 of the 29 lows have been 50s (11) and 60s (13).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:34 and sunrise is at 6:04. Sunset is at 19:49 and twilight ends at 20:19. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:36 and sunrise is at 6:05. There's a total of 13 hours, 45 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 45 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous with 98% illumination at midnight, 96% at noon and 94% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 7:56 and moonrise is at 20:32. Moonlight time is 11 hours, 24 minutes today.

Tomorrow my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. I'd also like to congratulate my sister Chris and her husband Steve who will be celebrating their sixth anniversary in two days. ***Bernie***

August 17: ORD

Today is August 17th. It's the 230th day of the year. 136 days remain. Week 34 begins today.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 82 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the record high of 98 with a low of 77. In 1995 the high was 93 with a low of 72. In 1983 the high was 94 with a low of 68. The other hot high was 87 in 2002. The other warm lows were 71 in 2003, 70 in 1990, 68 in 1993 and 67 in 1998. There have been no 90s highs since 1995. The record warmest low of 78 occurred in 1972. 26 of the 29 highs so far have been 70s (11) and 80s (15).

On the cool side, in 1981 the high was 73 with a low of 51. In 1992 the high was 77 with a low of 49. In 1980 the high was 74 with a low of 57. In 1989 the high was 78 with a low of 53. There have been no highs in the low 70s (70, 71, 72). The record low of 48 was set in 1976 and the record coolest high of 66 was set in 1924. 16 of the 29 lows have been 60s and eight have been in the 50s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:33 and sunrise is at 6:03. Sunset is at 19:50 and twilight ends at 20:20. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:34 and sunrise is at 6:04. There's a total of 13 hours, 47 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 47 minutes between twilights. The moon reached full yesterday at 16:16. Moon illumination was 100% at midnight, is 99% at noon and 98% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 6:47 and moonrise is at 20:11. Moonlight time is 10 hours, 36 minutes today.

In two days my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. I'd also like to congratulate my sister Chris and her husband Steve who will be celebrating their sixth anniversary in three days. ***Bernie***

August 16: ORD

Today is August 16th. It's the 229th day of the year. 137 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 83 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the co-record high of 98 with a low of 73. In 1983 the high was the other co-record high of 98 with a low of 71. In 1995 the high was 94 with a low of 73. In 2003 the high was 92 with a low of 73. In 1987 the high was 91 with a low of 69. In 1997 the high was 90 with a low of 69. Other hot highs were 90 in 1984, 89 in 1991 and 88 in 1986. Other warm lows were 69 in 2002 and 67 in 1993. The record warmest low of 78 was set in 1913. 21 of the 29 highs so far have been 70s (9) and 80s (12).

On the cool side, in 1979 the high was 72 with the unofficial record low of 45 (at Midway the low was 49). In 1980 the high was 66 with a low of 58. In 1992 the high was 74 with a low of 50. In 2004 the high was 78 with a low of 48. In 1981 the high was 70 with a low of 58. The record coolest high of 65 was set in 1902. 15 of the 29 lows have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:32 and sunrise is at 6:02. Sunset is at 19:52 and twilight ends at 20:22. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:33 and sunrise is at 6:03. There's a total of 13 hours, 50 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 50 minutes between twilights. The moon reaches full today (the full Sturgeon moon) at 16:16. Moon illumination was 100% at midnight, is 100% at noon and 100% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 5:39 and moonrise is at 19:49. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 50 minutes today.

In three days my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. I'd also like to congratulate my sister Chris and her husband Steve who will be celebrating their sixth anniversary in four days. ***Bernie***

August 15: ORD

Today is August 15th. It's the 228th day of the year. 138 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 82 and 63.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was 94 with the record warmest low of 74. In 2000 the high was 92 with a low of 71. In 1983 the high was 90 with a low of 72. In 1987 the high was 90 with a low of 69. In 2003 the high was 88 with a low of 70. In 1995 the high was 87 with a low of 70. Other hot highs were 88 in 1991 and 87 in 1984. Other 70s lows include 71 last year and 70 in 1997. The record high is still 98, set in 1944. 15 highs have been in the 80s and nine have been in the 70s.

On the cool side, in 1979 the high was the only 60s high of 69 along with the unofficial record low of 46 (official is 51 in 1964 because Midway was the official station of record in 1979). In 1992 the high was 71 with a low of 52. In 2004 the high was 75 with a low of 48. Other cool highs include 74 in 1980 and 75 in 1996. Another low of 52 occurred in 1999. The record coolest high of 64 occurred way back in 1894. 15 lows have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:31 and sunrise is at 6:01. Sunset is at 19:53 and twilight ends at 20:23. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:32 and sunrise is at 6:02. There's a total of 13 hours, 52 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 52 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous and heading towards the full Sturgeon moon which is tomorrow at 16:16. Moon illumination was 97% at midnight, is 99% at noon and 100% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 4:31, moonrise is at 19:24 and moonset is at 5:39 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 7 minutes today.

In four days my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bernie-

August 14: ORD

Today is August 14th. It's the 227th day of the year. 139 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 81 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1995 the high was 95 with the record warmest low of 79. In 1988 the high was 92 with a low of 75. In 1983 the high was 90 with a low of 68. Other warm lows include 68 in 1980 and 67 (1986, 1996, 2003). 24 of the 29 highs so far have been in the 70s (12) and 80s (12). There have been no highs in the upper 80s from 1979-2007 and no 90s highs since 1995. The record high is still 99, set in 1944.

On the cool side, in 2004 the high was 70 with a low of 50. In 1979 the high was 70 with a low of 53. In 1992 the only 60s high of 67 occurred with a low of 56. Other cool lows were 51 in 1984 and 52 in 1990. 27 of the 29 lows so far have been in the 50s (12) and 60s (15). The record low of 48 was set in 1964 and the record coolest high of 65 was set way back in 1885.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:30 and sunrise is at 6:00. Sunset is at 19:55 and twilight ends at 20:25. Twilight tomorrow begins at 5:31 and sunrise is at 6:01. There's a total of 13 hours, 55 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 55 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous and heading towards the full Sturgeon moon which is coming up this Saturday at 16:16. Moon illumination was 93% at midnight, is 95% at noon and 97% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 3:25, moonrise is at 18:56 and moonset is at 4:31 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 29 minutes today.

In five days my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bernie-

August 13: ORD

Today is August 13th. It's the 226th day of the year. 140 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 81 and 63.

On the hot side, in 1995 the high was 96 with the co-record warmest low of 77. In 1988 the high was 91 with the other co-record warmest low of 77. In 1985 the high was 88 with a low of 70. Another warm high was 88 in 1987. Another 70s low was 70 in 1994. The record high of 98 was set in 1944. There have been 17 highs in the 80s and nine highs in the 70s. There have been no 90s highs since 1995.

On the cool side, in 2004 the high was 71 with the co-record low of 51. In 1992 the only 60s high of 69 occurred with a low of 54. In 1982 the high was 77 with the other co-record low of 51. In 1986 the high was 76 with a low of 53. The record coolest high of 64 was set way back in 1883. 25 of the 29 lows so far have been in the 50s (10) and 60s (15).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:29 and sunrise is at 5:59. Sunset is at 19:56 and twilight ends at 20:27. Twilight tomorrow begins at 5:30 and sunrise is at 6:00. There's a total of 13 hours, 57 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 58 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous and heading towards the full Sturgeon moon which is coming up this Saturday at 16:16. Moon illumination was 87% at midnight, will be 90% at noon and 93% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 2:21, moonrise is at 18:22 and moonset is at 3:25 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 59 minutes today.

In six days my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bernie-

August 12: ORD

Today is August 12th. It's the 225th day of the year. 141 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 80 and 61.

On the hot side, in 1995 the high was 98 with a low of 75. In 1988 the high was 93 with a low of 75. In 2002 the high was 89 with a low of 68. In 2005 the high was 85 with a low of 72. Last year the high was 88 with a low of 67. Other hot highs include 88 in 1985 and 87 in 1987. Other warm lows were 70 in 1993 and 67 in 2003. The record high of 101 was set in 1918 and the record warmest low of 78 was set way back in 1881. 25 of the 29 highs have been in the 70s (11) and 80s (14). There have been no 90s highs since 1995.

On the cool side, in 2004 the record coolest high of 62 occurred with a low of 49. In 1982 the high was 74 with the record low of 47. In 1992 the high was 67 with a low of 56. Another cool high was 71 in 1994. Other cool lows were 50 in both 1979 and 1986. 23 of the 29 lows so far have been in the 50s (9) and 60s (14).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:28 and sunrise is at 5:58. Sunset is at 19:58 and twilight ends at 20:28. Twilight tomorrow begins at 5:29 and sunrise is at 5:59. There's a total of 14 hours of daylight today and 15 hours between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous and heading towards the full Sturgeon moon which is coming up this Saturday at 16:16. Moon illumination was 80% at midnight, will be 84% at noon and 87% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 1:24, moonrise is at 17:41 and moonset is at 2:21 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 43 minutes today.

In a week my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bernie-

August 11: ORD

Today is August 11th. It's the 224th day of the year. 142 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 79 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1995 the high was 93 with a low of 72. In 1988 the high was 92 with a low of 72. Other warm highs were 93 in 2002, 89 last year and 88 in 1993. Another warm low was 68 two years ago. The record high of 98 was set in 1941 and the record warmest low was set three years later (in 1944) at 77 degrees. 24 of the 29 highs have been 70s (14) and 80s (10).

On the cool side, in 2004 the record coolest high of 62 occurred with a low of 53 (the previous record coolest high was 65 in 1903). In 1982 the high was 77 with the record low of 47. In 1979 the high was 71 with a low of 54. The other cool 60s high was 67 in 1994. Other two cool 50s lows were 54 in both 1986 and 1991. 19 of the 29 lows have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:26 and sunrise is at 5:57. Sunset is at 19:59 and twilight ends at 20:30. Twilight tomorrow begins at 5:28 and sunrise is at 5:58. There's a total of 14 hours, 2 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 4 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous. The full Sturgeon moon is this coming Saturday at 16:16. The fraction of moon illumination was 72% at midnight, will be 76% at noon and 80% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 0:33, moonrise is at 16:53 and moonset is at 1:24 tomorrow. There's 7 hours, 40 minutes of moonlight today.

In eight days, my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bern

August 10: ORD

Today is August 10th. It's the 223rd day of the year. 143 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 82 and 64.

On the hot side, in 1992 the high was 91 with a low of 68. In 1995 the high was 89 with a low of 70. In 1983 the high was 91 with a low of 67. In 2005 the high was 90 with a low of 68. Another hot high was 89 in 2002. Other 70s lows were 74 two years ago, 73 in 1988 and 70 last year. The record high of 99 was set in 1944 and the record warmest low of 79 was set in 1938. 17 of the 29 highs have been 80s and six have been 70s.

On the cool side, in 1982 the high was 68 with the record low of 49. In 1994 the high was 67 with a low of 56. In 2004 the high was 67 with a low of 60. Other 50s lows were 57 in 1991 and 59 (1996, 2002). The record coolest high of 66 was set way back in 1882. 2002 was a dual day: the high of 89 and low of 59 were both notable, the spread was 30 degrees between the high & low, producing a mean of 74. 20 of the 29 lows have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:25 and sunrise is at 5:56. Sunset is at 20:00 and twilight ends at 20:31. Twilight tomorrow is at 5:26 and sunrise is at 5:57. There's a total of 14 hours, 4 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 6 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous and reached first quarter Friday at 15:20. Illumination was 63% at midnight, will be 68% at noon and 72% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 15:59 today and sets at 0:33 tomorrow. There's 8 hours, 1 minute of moonlight today.

In nine days, my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bernie-

August 9: ORD

Today is August 9th. It's the 222nd day of the year. 144 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 84 and 64.

On the hot side, in 2001 the high was 95 with a low of 72. In 1980 the high was 90 with a low of 71. In 1992 the high was 93 with a low of 67. In 2005 the high was 95 with a low of 65. In 1979 the high was 91 with a low of 68. Other 90s highs were 93 in 1984 and 90 in 1985. Other 70s lows include 73 in 1988 and 72 (1983, last year). The record high of 97 was set in 1913 and the record warmest low of 77 was set in 1934. 14 highs have been 80s, seven 70s and seven 90s.

On the cool side, in 1994 the high was 66 with a low of 53. In 1982 the high was 74 with a low of 56. In 1999 the high was 77 with a low of 54. Other 70s highs were 74 in 1993, 77 in 2003, 78 in 1997 and 79 (1983, 1991). Other cool 50s lows were 55 in 1990 and 56 in 1985. The record low of 51 was set in 1972 and the record coolest high of 64 was set way back in 1884. 1985 was a dual day: the high of 90 and low of 56 were both notable, was a spread of 34 degrees between the high & low, and produced a mean of 73 (which is normal). 15 of the 29 lows have been 60s, nine were 50s and five were 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:24 and sunrise is at 5:55. Sunset is at 20:02 and twilight ends at 20:33. Twilight tomorrow is at 5:25 and sunrise is at 5:56. There's a total of 14 hours, 7 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 9 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous and reached first quarter yesterday at 15:20. Illumination was 54% at midnight, will be 59% at noon and 63% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 14:58 today and sets at 23:51. There's 8 hours, 53 minutes of moonlight today.

In ten days, my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bernie-

August 8: ORD

Today is August 8th. It's the 221st day of the year. 145 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 64. The 29-year averages are 84 and 65.

On the hot side, in 1983 the high was 98 with a low of 72. In 1988 the high was 99 with a low of 70. In 2001 the high was 93 with a low of 76. In 1980 the high was 90 with a low of 75. Another 90s high was 93 in 2005. 17 highs have been 80s, seven highs have been 70s and only five highs in the 90s. The record high of 100 was set in 1934 and the record warmest low of 76 was set way back in 1896.

On the cool side, in 1989 the high was 77 with a low of 53. In 1999 the high was 72 with a low of 59. The other low 70s high was 72 in 1991. Of the seven lows in the 50s, none have been in the lower 50s. The record low of 52 was set in 1976 and the record coolest high of 62 was set way back in 1884. 22 of the 29 lows have been 60s (12) and 70s (10).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:23 and sunrise is at 5:54. Sunset is at 20:03 and twilight ends at 20:34. Twilight tomorrow is at 5:24 and sunrise is at 5:55. There's a total of 14 hours, 9 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 11 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent and will reach first quarter today at 15:20. Illumination was 44% at midnight, will be 49% at noon and 54% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 13:55 today and sets at 23:17. There's 9 hours, 22 minutes of moonlight today.

In 11 days, my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bernie-

August 7: ORD

Today is August 7th. It's the 220th day of the year. 146 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 64. The 29-year averages are 84 and 64.

On the hot side, in 2001 the high was 95 with a low of 75. In 1979 the high was 93 with a low of 75. In 1996 the high was 91 with a low of 74. Other 90s highs were 94 in 1988, 92 in 1983, 91 (1980, 1987, last year) and 90 in 1984. Another warm low was 73 in 1995. The record high and record warmest low were both set back in 1918: 99 and 79 degrees. 11 highs have been in the 80s, nine in the 70s and nine in the 90s.

On the cool side, in 1989, the high was the only lower 70s high of 72 with a low of 52. In 1990 the high was 79 with the co-record low of 50. In 1993 the high was 76 with a low of 53. The other co-record low of 50 occurred in 1994. The record coolest high of 65 was set back in 1903. 11 lows have been in the 60s, nine have been in the 50s and nine have been in the 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:22 and sunrise is at 5:53. Sunset is at 20:05 and twilight ends at 20:35. Twilight tomorrow is at 5:23 and sunrise is at 5:54. There's a total of 14 hours, 12 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 13 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent and will reach first quarter tomorrow at 15:20. Illumination was 35% at midnight, will be 40% at noon and 44% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 12:50 today and sets at 22:28. There's 9 hours, 58 minutes of moonlight today.

In 12 days, my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bernie-

August 6: ORD

Today is August 6th. It's the 219th day of the year. 147 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 64. The 29-year averages are 82 and 63.

On the hot side, in 1984 the high was 94 with a low of 71. In 2001 the high was 92 with a low of 70. Last year the high was 88 with a low of 74. In 1980 the high was 87 with a low of 72. In 1995 the high was 88 with a low of 71. in 1996 the high was 90 with a low of 69. Other hot highs were 93 in 1988 (with a diurnal of 35 degrees as the low was 58), 88 (1983, 2000), and 87 (1985, 1987, 1999). The other warm lows were 72 in 1998 and 69 two years ago. The record high of 101 was set in 1947 and the record warmest low of 82 was set back in 1918. There have been 16 highs in the 80s and nine highs in the 70s.

On the cool side, in 1994 the high was 72 with the record low of 48. In 1990 the high was 70 with a low of 54. In 1989 the high was 72 with a low of 53. Another cool high was 72 in 1986. Other cool lows were 54 (1997, 2004) and 55 in 1992. The record coolest high of 65 was set way back in 1893. 22 of the 29 lows have been in the 50s (9) and 60s (13). Six lows have been 70s. None of the 50s lows have been low 50s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:21 and sunrise is at 5:52. Sunset is at 20:06 and twilight ends at 20:37. There's a total of 14 hours, 14 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 16 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent and will reach first quarter this coming Friday at 15:20. Illumination was 26% at midnight and 30% at noon. Moonrise is at 11:45 and moonset is at 22:23. There's 10 hours, 38 minutes of moonlight today.

In 13 days, my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bernie-

August 5: ORD

Today is August 5th. It's the 218th day of the year. 148 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 64. The 29-year averages are 81 and 63.

On the hot side, in 1996 the high was 90 with a low of 73. In 1980 the high was 87 with a low of 70. Other hot highs were 91 in 1984, 89 in 2001, 88 (1988, last year) and 87 in 1995. The other 70s low was 71 in 1998. The record high of 102 was set in 1918 and the and the record warmest low of 78 was set way back in 1881. There have been 17 highs in the 80s and nine highs in the 70s.

On the cool side, in 1994 the high was 68 with the record low of 51. In 1992 the high was 73 with a low of 53. In 1997 the high was 73 with a low of 53. Another cool high was 72 in 2004. Another cool low was 52 in 1993. The record coolest high of 63 was set in 1915. Four of the six lows between 1992 and 1997 were 51, 52 or 53 degrees. There have been 20 lows in the 60s, the breakdown of which is that 12 of them occurred between 1979 and 1991 [11 consecutive 60s between 1981 and 1991]. The other eight were between 1995 and 2007. There were no 50s lows for 13 years from 1979 to 1991. In 1978, however, the low was 50.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:20 and sunrise is at 5:51. Sunset is at 20:07 and twilight ends at 20:38. There's a total of 14 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 18 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent and will reach first quarter this coming Friday at 15:20. Illumination was 17% at midnight and 21% at noon. Moonrise is at 10:39 and moonset is at 22:01. There's 11 hours, 22 minutes of moonlight today.

In two weeks, my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bernie-

August 4: ORD

Today is August 4th. It's the 217th day of the year. 149 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 64. The 29-year averages are 83 and 65.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was 97 with the record warmest low of 78. In 2005 the high was 88 with a low of 76. In 2002 the high was 89 with a low of 74. In 1989 the high was 89 with a low of 71. Other hot highs include 89 (1981, two years ago) and 87 (1979,2001). The other 70s low was 74 in 1982. The record high of 100 was set in 1947. From 1990 to 2000 (11 years inclusive) there were no highs above 85 degrees. The last 90s high was in 1988. 18 of the 29 highs so far have been in the 80s along with eight highs in the 70s.

On the cool side, in 1992 the high was 72 with a record low of 53 (the record low was also 53 in 1894). In 1993 the high was 73 with a low of 54. In 1985 the high was 72 with a low of 56. Another cool high was 72 in 1998. Another cool low was 54 in 2000. The record coolest high of 62 was set in 1915. 18 of the 29 lows so far have been 60s. There have been about equal amounts of lows in the 50s (6) and 70s (5).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:18 and sunrise is at 5:50. Sunset is at 20:08 and twilight ends at 20:40. There's a total of 14 hours, 18 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 22 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent and will reach first quarter this coming Friday at 15:20. Illumination was 10% at midnight and 13% at noon. Moonrise is at 9:32 and moonset is at 21:39. There's 12 hours, 7 minutes of moonlight today.

In 15 days, my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bernie-

August 3: ORD

Today is August 3rd. It's the 216th day of the year. 150 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 64. The 29-year averages are 86 and 64.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was 96 with the record warmest low of 80. In 2005 the high was 93 with a low of 74. In 1987 the high was 96 with a low of 70. Other 90s include 96 in 1983, 95 in 1982, 91 in 1997 and 90 (1989, 2002, 2004 and last year). Other 70s lows were 71 in 1995 and 70 (1989, 1998). The record high of 98 was set in 1964. 15 of the 29 highs have been in the 80s (ten 90s). A dual day (a day when the high and low are notable, but the mean is near normal) occurred in 1995. The high was 78 with a low of 71.

On the cool side, in 2000 the high was 72 with a low of 54. In 1985 the high was 81 with a low of 50. In 1992 the high was 76 with a low of 56. Other 70s highs include 78 in 1995 and 79 in 2003. Other cool 50s lows include 56 (1986, 1994, 1996) and 59 (1999, 2002). The record coolest high of 63 was set in 1927. The record low of 48 was set in 1894. 15 of the 29 lows have been 60s and there have been eight in the 50s. Another dual day was in 2002 when the high was 90 with a low of 59. In 2003, it rained heavily, causing the Kennedy to flood. IDOT had to close down the expressway at Lawrence at 14:15. 4-6 feet of water there. 0.68 inches coming in a burst at O'Hare.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:17 and sunrise is at 5:49. Sunset is at 20:10 and twilight ends at 20:41. There's a total of 14 hours, 21 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 24 minutes between twilights. The moon was new as of 5:13 Friday. Illumination was 4% at midnight and 7% at noon. Moonrise is at 8:22 and moonset is at 21:18.

In 16 days, my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bernie

August 2: ORD

Today is August 2nd. It's the 215th day of the year. 151 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 64. The 29-year averages are 86 and 64.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was 100 with the record warmest low of 79. Two years ago the high was 97 with a low of 77. In 1987 the high was 96 with a low of 74. Other hot highs include the record high of 101, set in 1991 (since the low was 67, the mean was just 10 degrees above normal and the spread between the high and low was 34 degrees), 92 degrees (1997 & 2005) and 90 in 1984. Other warm lows were 73 in 2001 and 70 (1995 and last year). 15 of the 29 highs so far have been 80s, six have been in the 70s and six in the 90s. In 2001, it took me 1:20:40 to get home because the outbound Kennedy expressway became flooded in the morning as a deluge of rain (1.21 inches at ORD) created two big lakes of water in what's known as the spaghetti bowl (where several highways merge) and I couldn't drive fast in the ponds because of hydroplaning.

On the cool side, in 1985 the high was 77 with the record low of 51. In 1994 the high was 77 with a low of 56. In 1996 the high was 77 with a low of 57. In 1992 the high was 79 with a low of 58. In 1993 the high was 79 with a low of 59. The other 70s high was 79 in 1995. Five of the six 70s highs occurred between 1992 and 1996. All of the 70s highs were in the upper range (77, 78 and 79 degrees). The record coolest high of 63 was set in 1927. 15 of the 29 lows have been 60s and there have been eight 50s and six 70s lows.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:16 and sunrise is at 5:48. Sunset is at 20:11 and twilight ends at 20:42. Twilight begins at 5:17 tomorrow and sunrise is at 5:49. There's a total of 14 hours, 23 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 26 minutes between twilights. The moon is new as of 5:13 yesterday. Illumination was 1% at midnight, 2% at noon and 4% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 7:09 and moonset is at 20:56. Moonrise is at 8:22 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 13 hours, 47 minutes today.

In 17 days, my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bernie

August 1: ORD

Today is August 1st. It's the 214th day of the year. 152 days remain.

Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 64. The 29-year averages are 86 and 65.

On the hot side, two years ago the high was 99 with the record warmest low of 80. In 1988 the record high of 100 occurred with the former record warmest low of 78. In 1987 the high was 97 with a low of 77. In 2002 the high was 94 with a low of 75. In 2001 the high was 92 with a low of 76. Other 90s highs include 95 in 1991, 92 last year and 90 in 1980. Another 70s low was 70 in 1995. 15 of the 29 highs so far have been 80s, eight have been 90s and five have been 70s. Nine straight years (1992-2000) were void of 90-degree highs.

On the cool side, in 1990 the high was 76 with the record low of 51 (the former record low was 52 in 1947). In 1985 the high was 75 with a low of 54. In 1979 the high was 70 with a low of 60. In 1996 the high was 76 with a low of 57. In 1992 the high was 78 with a low of 58. Other 50s lows include 57 in 1981 and 58 in 1998. The record coolest high of 66 was set way, way back in 1875. 17 lows have been in the 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:15 and sunrise is at 5:47. Sunset is at 20:12 and twilight ends at 20:43. Twilight begins at 5:16 tomorrow and sunrise is at 5:48. There's a total of 14 hours, 25 minutes of sunlight today and 15 hours, 28 minutes between twilights. The moon is new today at exactly 5:13. Illumination is 0% the entire day. Moonrise was at 5:52 and moonset is at 20:30. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 38 minutes today.

In 18 days, my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. -Bernie