June 30: ORD

Today is June 30th. It's the 181st day of the year. 184 days remain. It's week 26 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 61. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 81 and 60.

On the hot side, in 1996 the high was 94 with a low of 73. The other 90s highs were 93 in 2002, 91 in 1990 and 91 in 2005. The only other 70s low was 72 in 2005. The record high of 99 was set in 1953. The record warmest low of 80 occurred back in 1931. 24 of the last 30 highs were: 70s (9) and 80s (15). Four highs were in the warmer 90s. Two highs were in the cooler 60s.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1971 the high was 93. In 1970 the high was 93 with a low of 78, a hot day. In 1968 the high was only 73. In 1966 the high was 90 with a low of 60, a 30 degree spread. In 1965 the high was 68 with a low of 44, a cool day. In 1964 the high was 90. In 1963 the high was 92 with a low of 62, a 30 degree spread. In 1961 the high was 90.

More recently, there was a small spread of five degrees (64/59) in 1986. The large spreads were: 34 degrees in 1989 (83/49), 32 degrees in 2006 (85/53) and 30 degrees in 1979 (81/51).

On the cool side, in 1982 the high was 70 with a low of 47. The other 40s low was 49 in 1989. The coolest highs were 64 in 1986 and 69 in 1993. The record low of 45 was set in 1943. The record coolest high of 59 occurred back in 1902. 26 of the last 30 lows were: 50s (16) and 60s (10). Two lows were in the cooler 40s and two lows were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:46 and sunrise was at 5:20. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:46 and sunrise is at 5:21. There's a total of 15 hours, 14 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 22 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous, having reached first quarter yesterday at 6:28. Illumination was 58% at midnight, will be 63% at noon and 68% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 0:33. Moonrise is at 14:39 today. Moonset is at 0:59 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 54 minutes which is 44 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Independence Day is in four days. My mom celebrates a birthday in ten days. A niece of mine, Katy, celebrates a birthday in 18 days. -Bernie-

June 29: ORD

Today is June 29th. It's the 180th day of the year. 185 days remain. It's week 26 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 61. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 81 and 61.

On the hot side, in 1991 the high was 96 with a low of 71. A decade before, in 1981, the high was 96 with a low of 70. In 1996 the high was 92 with a low of 73. The only other 90s high was 90 in 2005. The only other 70s low was 73 in 2005. The record high of 97 was set in 1954. The record warmest low of 80 occurred in 1931. 25 of the last 30 highs were: 70s (12) and 80s (13). Four highs were in the warmer 90s. One high was in the cooler 60s. The lone 60s high was 68. It occurred on one of the two coolest days of the past 30 years in 1984.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1971 the high was 95 with a low of 73, a hot day. In 1970 the high was 90. In 1966 the high was 89 with a low of 57, a 32 degree spread. In 1964 the high was 91. In 1962 the high was 91. In 1961 the high was 92.

More recently, there was a large spread of 34 degrees in 1992 (88/54).

On the cool side, no means were 11.5 degrees or lower below normal. The only cold low was 48, the record low (and only 40s low), which was set in 1989. The coolest highs were 68 in 1984, 70 in 1982, 70 in 1988 and 70 in 2007. The record coolest high of 54 was set way back in 1899. 25 of the last 30 lows were: 50s (12) and 60s (13). One low was in the cooler 40s. Four lows were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:45 and sunrise was at 5:20. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:46 and sunrise is at 5:20. There's a total of 15 hours, 14 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 23 minutes between twilights. The moon reaches first quarter today at 6:28. Illumination was 48% at midnight, will be 53% at noon and 58% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 0:09. Moonrise is at 13:31 today. Moonset is at 0:33 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 10 hours, 38 minutes which is 60 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Independence Day is in five days. My mom celebrates a birthday in 11 days. -Bernie-

June 28: ORD

Today is June 28th. It's the 179th day of the year. 186 days remain. It's week 26 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 60. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 83 and 61.

On the hot side, in 2005 the high was 94 with a low of 76. The only other 90s high of the past 30 years was 92 in 1996. The only other 70s low was 70 in 1991. The record high of 101 was set in 1971. The record warmest low of 81 occurred back in 1913. 19 of the last 30 highs were 80s. Two highs were in the warmer 90s. Nine highs were in the cooler: 60s (1) and 70s (8). The lone 60s high was 69. It occurred on the coolest day of the past 30 years in 2000.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1973 the high was just 70. In 1971 the high was 97 with a low of 75, a hot day. In 1964 the high was 91. In 1962 the high was 90 with a low of 57, a 33 degree spread. In 1961 the high was 90. In 1959 the LOW was a balmy 78.

More recently, there was a small spread of seven degrees in 1983 (70/63). The other spreads were large: 30 degrees in 1996 (92/62) and 30 degrees in 1988 (88/58).

On the cool side, no means were 11.5 degrees or lower below normal. The only cold low was 44, the record low (and only 40s low), which was set in 1992. The coolest highs were 69 in 2000 and 70 in 1983. The record coolest high of 58 was set way back in 1902. 18 of the last 30 lows were in the 60s. Ten lows were in the cooler 40s (1) and 50s (9). Two were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:44 and sunrise was at 5:19. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:45 and sunrise is at 5:20. There's a total of 15 hours, 15 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 23 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent, heading towards first quarter tomorrow at 6:28. Illumination was 37% at midnight, will be 42% at noon and 48% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 12:22. Moonset is at 0:09 tomorrow. Moonrise is at 13:31 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 11 hours, 38 minutes which is 57 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Independence Day is in six days. My mom celebrates a birthday in 12 days. -Bernie-

June 27: ORD

Today is June 27th. It's the 178th day of the year. 187 days remain. It's week 26 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 60. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 83 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1998 the high was 95 with a low of 69. In 2005 the high was 95 with a low of 68. Two years ago the high was 91 with a low of 71. Last year ranks as the 12th warmest as the high was 84 with a low of 66. In 1991 the high was 93 with a low of 68. The only other 90s high of the past 30 years was 93 in 1991. The only other 70s low was 70 a decade ago. The record high of 101 was set in 1971. The record warmest low of 79 occurred back in 1931. 20 of the last 30 highs were 80s. Four highs were in the warmer 90s. Six highs were in the cooler: 60s (1) and 70s (5). The lone 60s high was 69. It occurred on the coolest day of the past 30 years in 1992. It didn't rain that day, but winds were Northeast, off the lake.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 91. In 1971 the high was 96 with a low of 69, a hot day. In 1968 the high was 58 with a low of 55, a three degree spread and cool day. In 1965 and the year prior, 1964, highs were 90. In 1963 the high was 92. In 1959 the high was 91 with a low of 75, a hot day.

More recently, the spreads were all large: 32 degrees in 1981 (81/49) and 30 degrees in 1996 (89/59).

On the cool side, in 1992 the high was the only 60s high of 69 with the record low of 47. The only other 40s low was 49 in 1981. The record coolest high of 57 was set way back in 1905. 26 of the last 30 lows were: 50s (10) and 60s (16). Two lows were in the cooler 40s and two were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:44 and sunrise was at 5:19. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:45 and sunrise is at 5:19. There's a total of 15 hours, 15 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 24 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent, heading towards first quarter Monday at 6:28. Illumination was 26% at midnight, will be 31% at noon and 37% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 11:11. Moonset is at 23:46. Moonrise is at 12:22 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 12 hours, 35 minutes which is 50 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Independence Day is in a week. My mom celebrates a birthday in 13 days. -Bernie-

June 26: ORD

Today is June 26th. It's the 177th day of the year. 188 days remain. It's week 26 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 60. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 84 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1983 the high was the record high of 99 with a low of 72. The record warmest low of 77 occurred back in 1931. 22 of the last 30 highs were: 70s (9) and 80s (13). Seven highs were in the warmer 90s. One high was in the cooler 60s. The past three years have produced highs in the three major categories (70s, 80s and 90s): it was 86 last year, 92 in 2007 and 71 in 2006.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 89 with a low of 58, a 31 degree spread. In 1970 the high was 64 with a low of 54, a cool day. In 1969 the high was 96 with a low of 75, a hot day. In 1964 the high was 90. In 1963 the high was 92 with a low of 62, a 30 degree spread. In 1959 the high was 90.

More recently, the spreads were all large: 35 degrees in 1979 (88/53), 34 degrees in 1986 (90/56) and 32 degrees in 1984 (88/56).

On the cool side, there were no days of a mean of 11.5 degrees or more cooler than normal. The one cool high of note was 69 degrees in 1982, the only 60s high. The record low of 50 occurred in 1992. The record coolest high of 60 was set way back in 1884. 24 of the last 30 lows were: 50s (10) and 60s (14). Six lows were in the warmer 70s. Three of the warmer 70s lows occurred within the past four years: 70 in 2005, 2007 and 2008.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:44 and sunrise was at 5:19. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:44 and sunrise is at 5:19. There's a total of 15 hours, 15 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 24 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent. Illumination was 17% at midnight, will be 21% at noon and 26% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 9:57. Moonset is at 23:22. Moonrise is at 11:11 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 13 hours, 25 minutes which is 51 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Independence Day is in eight days. My mom celebrates a birthday in two weeks. -Bernie-

June 25: ORD

Today is June 25th. It's the 176th day of the year. 189 days remain. It's week 26 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 81 and the normal low is 60. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 85 and 59.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the record high of 103 with a low of 66, a 37 degree spread. A decade later, in 1998, the high was 95 with a low of 70. Another hot high was 94 in 1983. Other warm lows were 73 in 2002 and 72 in 2003. The record warmest low of 76 occurred way back in 1890. 18 of the last 30 highs were 80s. Six highs were in the warmer: 90s (5) and 100s (1). Six highs were in the cooler 70s.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1973 the high was 84 with a low of 50, a 34 degree spread. In 1969 the high was 96 with a low of 60, a 36 degree spread. In 1966 the high was 91. In 1965 the high was 73 with a low of 45, a cool day. In 1963 the high was 90 with a low of 53, a 37 degree spread. in 1959 the high was 91.

More recently, the spreads were all large: 36 degrees in 1979 (80/44), 33 degrees in 1982 (83/50), 33 degrees in 1985 (84/51), 33 degrees in 1992 (80/47) and 31 degrees in 1983 (94/63).

On the cool side, in 1986 the high was 77 with the record low of 41, a 36 degree spread. Other cool lows were 44 in 1979 and 47 in 1992. The record coolest high of 56 was set back in 1928. 22 of the last 30 lows were: 50s (9) and 60s (13). Four lows were in the cooler 40s and four lows were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:44 and sunrise was at 5:18. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:44 and sunrise is at 5:19. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 24 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent. Illumination was 9% at midnight, will be 12% at noon and 17% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 8:39. Moonset is at 22:55. Moonrise is at 9:57 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 16 minutes which is 48 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Independence Day is in nine days. My mom celebrates a birthday in 15 days. -Bernie-

June 24: ORD

Today is June 24th. It's the 175th day of the year. 190 days remain. It's week 25 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 81 and the normal low is 60. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 83 and 60.

On the hot side, in 2005 the high was 96 with a low of 76. In 1997 the high was 93 with a low of 75. A year later, in 1998, the high was 94 with a low of 71. Another hot high was 94 in 1995. The record high of 97 was set in 1953. The record warmest low of 77 occurred back in 1923. 27 of the last 30 highs were: 70s (8), 80s (10) and 90s (9). Three highs were in the cooler 60s.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1971 the high was 91. In 1965 the low was 48. In 1963 the high was 88 with a low of 48, a 40 degree spread. in 1959 the high was 90 with a low of 60, a 30 degree spread.

More recently, the spreads were all large: 31 degrees in 1987 (91/60), 31 degrees in 1995 (94/63), 31 degrees in 2001 (81/50), 31 degrees in 2006 (82/51) and 30 degrees in 1983 (91/61).

On the cool side, in 1986 the high was 61 with the record low of 46. Other cool highs were 69 in both 1979 and 1994. The record coolest high of 59 was set back in 1917. 24 of the last 30 lows were: 50s (12) and 60s (12). Three lows were in the cooler 40s and three lows were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:43 and sunrise was at 5:18. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:44 and sunrise is at 5:18. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 25 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent, having reached new two days ago at 14:35. Illumination was 3% at midnight, will be 6% at noon and 9% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 7:19. Moonset is at 22:23. Moonrise is at 8:39 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 15 hours, 4 minutes which is 41 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Independence Day is in ten days. My mom celebrates a birthday in 16 days. -Bernie-

June 23: ORD

Today is June 23rd. It's the 174th day of the year. 191 days remain. It's week 25 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 81 and the normal low is 59. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 81 and 60.

On the hot side, in 1997 the high was 92 with a low of 72. Five years later, in 2002, the high was 92 with a low of 72 as well. The other hot highs were 93 in both 1983 and 2005. The record high of 97 was set back in 1930. The record warmest low of 79 occurred back in 1923. 23 of the last 30 highs were: 70s (10) and 80s (13). Five highs were in the hot 90s. Two highs were in the cooler: 50s (1) and 60s (1).

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1974 the high was 63 with a low of 51, a cool day. In 1972 the high was 70 with a low of 44, a cool day. In 1968 the high was 94 with a low of 58, a 36 degree spread. In 1963 the high was 84 with a low of 44, a 40 degree spread. The lows of 44 in 1963 and 1972 unofficially tie the record low.

More recently, there was one small spread of five degrees two years ago in 2007 (67/62). The other spreads were large: 33 degrees in 2005 (93/60), 31 degrees in 1982 (75/44) and 31 degrees in 1983 (93/62).

On the cool side, in 1979 the high was the record coolest high of 59 with a low of 50. Another cool low was the record low of 44, set in 1982. Another cool high was 67 in 2007. 27 of the last 30 lows were: 50s (14) and 60s (13). One low was in the cooler 40s and two lows were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:43 and sunrise was at 5:18. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:43 and sunrise is at 5:18. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 25 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent, having reached new yesterday at 14:35. Illumination was 0% at midnight, will be 1% at noon and 3% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 5:58. Moonset is at 21:43. Moonrise is at 7:19 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 15 hours, 45 minutes which is 25 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Independence Day is in 11 days. My mom celebrates a birthday in 17 days. -Bernie-

June 22: ORD

Today is June 22nd. It's the 173rd day of the year. 192 days remain. It's week 25 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 81 and the normal low is 59. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 82 and 60.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the record high of 97 with a low of 66, a 31 degree spread. The other hot high was 93 in 1995. The record warmest low of 76 occurred back in 1923. 13 of the last 30 highs were 80s. Five highs were in the hot 90s. Twelve highs were in the cooler: 60s (4) and 70s (8).

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1975 the high was 90. In 1974 the high was 65 with a low of 52, a cool day. In 1972 the high was 67 with a low of 49, a cool day. In 1969 the high was 66 with a low of 59, a seven degree spread. In 1966 the high was 87. In 1965 the high was 88 with a low of 52, a 36 degree spread. In 1964 the high was 90. In 1963 the high was 77 with a low of 36, a 41 degree spread. That low of 36 was colder than the official low.

More recently, the spreads were large: 31 degrees in 1993 (87/56), 31 degrees in 2003 (85/54) and 30 degrees in 1994 (88/58).

On the cool side, in 1992 the high was 65 with a low of 41. A decade earlier, in 1982, the high was 69 with a low of 46. Other cool highs were 67 in 1991 and 69 in 2001. The record low of 40 was set way back in 1875. The record coolest high of 55 occurred way back in 1881. 28 of the last 30 lows were: 50s (12) and 60s (16). Two lows were in the cooler 40s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:43 and sunrise was at 5:17. Sunset is at 20:33 and twilight ends at 21:08. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:43 and sunrise is at 5:18. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 25 minutes between twilights. The moon is new today at 14:35. Illumination was 1% at midnight, will be 0% at noon and 0% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 4:44. Moonset is at 20:54. Moonrise is at 5:58 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 16 hours, 10 minutes which is 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Independence Day is in 12 days. My mom celebrates a birthday in 18 days. -Bernie-

June 21: ORD

Today is June 21st. It's the 172nd day of the year. 193 days remain. It's week 25 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 81 and the normal low is 59. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 83 and 61.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the record high of 101 with a low of 71, a 30 degree spread. The other hot high was 93 in 1991. The other warm low was 71 in 2002. The record warmest low of 74 occurred back in 1923. 18 of the last 30 highs were 80s. Four highs were in the hot: 90s (3) and 100s (1). Eight highs were in the cooler: 60s (3) and 70s (5).

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1975 the high was 90. In 1972 the high was 68 with a low of 50, a day that just fell short of being cool. In 1969 the high was 65 with a low of 46, a cool day. In 1968 the high was 93. In 1963 the high was 64 with a low of 41, a cool day. In 1962 the high was 83 with a low of 53, a 30 degree spread. In 1961 the high was 75 with a low of 44, a 31 degree spread. In 1959 the high was 87.

More recently, the spreads were large: 30 degrees in 1986 (92/62) and 30 degrees in 1991 (93/63).

On the cool side, in 1992 the high was 61 with the record low of 38. Another cool low was 47 in 2003. Other cool highs were 67 in 2004 and 69 in 2001. The record coolest high of 56 occurred way back in 1881. 18 of the last 30 lows were 60s. Ten lows were in the cooler: 30s (1), 40s (1) and 50s (8). Two lows were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:42 and sunrise was at 5:17. Sunset is at 20:33 and twilight ends at 21:08. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:43 and sunrise is at 5:17. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 26 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent, heading towards the new moon tomorrow at 14:35. Illumination was 4% at midnight, will be 2% at noon and 1% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 3:40. Moonset is at 19:52. Moonrise is at 4:44 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 16 hours, 12 minutes which is 21 minutes longer than yesterday.

Father's Day is today. Independence Day is in 13 days. My mom celebrates a birthday in 19 days. The summer solstice was this morning at 45 minutes past midnight. -Bernie-

June 20: ORD

Today is June 20th. It's the 171st day of the year. 194 days remain. It's week 25 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 80 and the normal low is 59. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 82 and 60.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the record high of 104 with a low of 73, a 31 degree spread. In 1995 the high was 95 with a low of 74. Two years later, in 1997, the high was 89 with a low of 74. In 2002 the high was 91 with a low of 72. Other hot highs were 94 in 1991, 91 in 1998, 90 in 1979 and 90 in 1994. The record warmest low of 78 occurred in 1953. 22 of the last 30 highs were: 70s (13) and 80s (9). Seven highs were in the hot: 90s (6) and 100s (1). One high was in the cooler 50s. There have been no highs in the 60s the last 30 years.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1975 the high was 89. In 1974 the high was 90 with a low of 60, a 30 degree spread. In 1971 the high was 91. In 1969 the high was 62 with a low of 49, a cool day. In 1963 the high was 63 with a low of 46, a cool day. In 1961 the high was 65 with a low of 47, a cool day.

More recently, the spreads were large: 34 degrees in 2005 (86/52), 33 degrees in 1980 (76/43), 33 degrees in 1985 (77/44) and 32 degrees in 1991 (94/62).

On the cool side, in 1992 the high was the record coolest high of 57 with the record low of 43. Other cool lows were the unofficial record low of 43 in 1980, 44 in 1985, 45 in 2003 and 48 in 2004. 14 of the last 30 lows were 60s. Twelve lows were in the cooler: 40s (5) and 50s (7). Four lows were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:42 and sunrise was at 5:17. Sunset is at 20:33 and twilight ends at 21:08. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:17. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 26 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent, heading towards the new moon in two days at 14:35. Illumination was 10% at midnight, will be 6% at noon and 4% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 2:50. Moonset is at 18:41. Moonrise is at 3:40 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 15 hours, 51 minutes which is 37 minutes longer than yesterday.

Father's Day is tomorrow. Independence Day is in two weeks. My mom celebrates a birthday in 20 days. The summer solstice is tonight at 45 minutes past midnight. -Bernie-

June 19: ORD

Today is June 19th. It's the 170th day of the year. 195 days remain. It's week 25 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 80 and the normal low is 59. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 80 and 58.

On the hot side, in 1995 the high was 94 with the first of two 70s lows of 71. In 1988 the high was 93 with the second 70s low of 71. Another hot high was 92 in 1986. The record high of 102 was set in 1953. The record warmest low of 75 occurred back in 1931. 15 of the last 30 highs were 80s. Three highs were in the 90s. 12 highs were in the cooler: 60s (4) and 70s (8).

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1975 the high was 89. 1971 and 1972 had highs of 87. In 1965 the high was 82 with a low of 48, a 34 degree spread. In 1964 the high was 89. In 1961 the high was 84 with a low of 52, a 32 degree spread. In 1959 the high was 82 with a low of 50, a 32 degree spread.

More recently, both spreads were large: 31 degrees in 1997 (85/54) and 30 degrees in 1991 (87/57).

On the cool side, in 2004 the high was 64 with a low of 48. In 1980 the high was 69 with the record low of 43. Another cool low was 47 in 1985. Other cool highs were 67 in 1992 and 68 in 2003. The record coolest high of 56 occurred back in 1926. 25 of the last 30 lows (83%) have been: 50s (14) and 60s (11). Three lows were in the cooler 40s and two lows were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:42 and sunrise was at 5:17. Sunset is at 20:33 and twilight ends at 21:08. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:17. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 26 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent, heading towards the new moon in three days at 14:35. Illumination was 17% at midnight, will be 13% at noon and 10% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 2:11. Moonset is at 17:25. Moonrise is at 2:50 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 15 hours, 14 minutes which is 44 minutes longer than yesterday.

Father's Day is in two days. Independence Day is in 15 days. My mom celebrates a birthday in three weeks. The summer solstice is in two days at 45 minutes past midnight. -Bernie-

June 18: ORD

Today is June 18th. It's the 169th day of the year. 196 days remain. It's week 25 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 80 and the normal low is 59. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 82 and 59.

On the hot side, in 1995 the high was 93 with the only 70s low of 71. The year earlier, 1994, had a high of 94 with a low of 68. Other warm highs of note were 95 in 1987, 92 in 1988, 91 in 2001 and 90 in 2003. The record high of 98 was set in 1954. The record warmest low of 77 occurred in 1921. 22 of the last 30 highs were: 70s (9) and 80s (13). Six highs were in the 90s. Two highs were in the cooler 60s.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1974 the high was 81 with a low of 51, a 30 degree spread. In 1971 the high was 90. In 1965 the high was 75 with a low of 44, a 31 degree spread. In 1963 the high was 85 with a low of 53, a 32 degree spread. In 1962 the high was 90. In 1961 the high was 81 with a low of 51, a 30 degree spread.

More recently, five spreads were large: 36 degrees in 1988 (92/56), 33 degrees in 2003 (90/57), 32 degrees in 1993 (85/53), 30 degrees in 1986 (81/51) and 30 degrees in 1987 (95/65).

On the cool side, there were no days of means of at least 11.5 degrees lower than normal. In 1999, the record low of 45 was established. The cool highs were 64 in 1982 and 66 in 1979. The record coolest high of 55 occurred in 1950. 28 of the last 30 lows have been: 50s (16) and 60s (12). One low was in the cooler 40s and one low was in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:42 and sunrise was at 5:17. Sunset is at 20:33 and twilight ends at 21:07. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:17. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 25 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent. Illumination was 27% at midnight, will be 22% at noon and 17% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 1:40. Moonset is at 16:10. Moonrise is at 2:11 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 30 minutes which is 46 minutes longer than yesterday.

Father's Day is in three days. Independence Day is in 16 days. My mom celebrates a birthday in 22 days. -Bernie-

June 17: ORD

Today is June 17th. It's the 168th day of the year. 197 days remain. It's week 24 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 80 and the normal low is 58. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 81 and 58.

On the hot side, in 1984 the high was 92 with the co-record low of 77. The other co-record low of 77 occurred in 1957. Three years ago, in 2006, the high was 92 with a low of 72. In 1994 the high was 93 with a low of 70. Two years ago, in 2007, the high was 91 with a low of 70. Another warm high of note was 94 in 1987. Other highs in the 90s were 91 in 1993 and 90 in 1995. The record high of 96 was set in 1957. 26 of the last 30 highs were: 70s (9), 80s (10) and 90s (7). Four highs were in the cooler 60s.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 88. In 1977 the high was 93 with a low of 72, a hot day. In 1976 the high was 85 with a low of 54, a 31 degree spread. In 1974 the high was 65 with a low of 50, a cool day. In 1972 the high was 66 with a low of 46, a cool day. In 1971 the high was 88. In 1970 the high was 87. In 1965 the high was 69 with a low of 45, a cool day. In 1963 the high was 82 with a low of 48, a 34 degree spread. in 1962 the high was 90. In 1961 the high was 79 with a low of 49, a 30 degree spread. In 1960 the high was 64 with a low of 51, a cool day.

More recently, five spreads were large: 35 degrees in 1987 (94/59), 33 degrees in 2001 (87/54), 32 degrees in 1980 (74/42), 31 degrees in 1982 (76/45) and 30 degrees in 1989 (80/50).

On the cool side, in 1999 the high was 66 with a low of 48. Other cool lows were the record low of 42 in 1980 and a low of 45 in 1982. Other cool highs were 64 in 2000 and 67 in 1986. The record coolest high of 57 occurred way back in 1879. 15 of the last 30 lows have been 50s. Three lows were in the cooler 40s. 12 lows were in the warmer: 60s (8) and 70s (4).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:42 and sunrise was at 5:16. Sunset is at 20:32 and twilight ends at 21:07. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:17. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 25 minutes between twilights. The moon reached last quarter two days ago at 17:15. Illumination was 37% at midnight, will be 32% at noon and 27% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 1:14. Moonset is at 14:58. Moonrise is at 1:40 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 13 hours, 44 minutes which is 45 minutes longer than yesterday.

Father's Day is in four days. -Bernie-

June 16: ORD

Today is June 16th. It's the 167th day of the year. 198 days remain. It's week 24 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 80 and the normal low is 57. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 80 and 58.

On the hot side, in 1994 the high was 95 with a low of 74. In 2006 the high was 90 with a low of 72. Another warm high of note was 93 two years ago in 2007. The other high in the 90s was 90 in 1987. Another warm low was 69 in 1979. The record high of 98 was set way back in 1913 and the record warmest low of 76 occurred in 1952. 23 of the last 30 highs were: 70s (10) and 80s (13). Four highs were in the warmer 90s. Three highs were in the cooler 60s.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 92 with a low of 62, a 30 degree spread. In 1974 the high was 61 with a low of 53, a cool day. In 1972 the high was 60 with a low of 49, a cool day. In 1971 the high was 86 with a low of 56, a 30 degree spread. In 1967 the high was 87. In 1965 the high was 66 with a low of 49, a cool day. In 1964 the high was 65 with a low of 45, a cool day. In 1961 the high was 79 with a low of 41, a 38 degree spread.

More recently, three spreads were all large: 33 degrees in 1986 (86/53), 32 degrees in 1996 (88/56) and 31 degrees in 2001 (86/55).

On the cool side, in 1982 the high was 62 with a low of 45. Two years earlier, in 1980, the high was 64 with the record low of 44. Another cool high was 68 in 1999. The record coolest high of 54 occurred way back in 1879. 17 of the last 30 lows have been 50s. Two lows were in the cooler 40s. 11 lows were in the warmer: 60s (9) and 70s (2).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:42 and sunrise was at 5:16. Sunset is at 20:32 and twilight ends at 21:07. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:16. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 25 minutes between twilights. The moon reached last quarter yesterday at 17:15. Illumination was 47% at midnight, will be 42% at noon and 37% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 0:51. Moonset is at 13:50. Moonrise is at 1:14 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 12 hours, 59 minutes which is 44 minutes longer than yesterday.

Father's Day is in five days. -Bernie-

June 15: ORD

Today is June 15th. It's the 166th day of the year. 199 days remain. It's week 24 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 79 and the normal low is 57. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 80 and 59.

On the hot side, in 1994 the high was the record high of 95 with the record warmest low of 78. The record high of 95 also occurred 40 years earlier in 1954. In 1979 the high was 89 with a low of 72. In 1988 the high was 93 with a low of 67. Another warm high of note was 91 two years ago in 2007. Other warm lows were 68 in 1981 and 67 ten years later in 1991. 24 of the last 30 highs were: 70s (10) and 80s (14). Three highs were in the warmer 90s. Three highs were in the cooler: 50s (1) and 60s (2).

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1967 the high was 91 with a low of 74, a hot day. In 1965 the high was 67 with a low of 45, a cool day. In 1962 the high was 82 with a low of 50, a 32 degree spread. In 1961 the high was 63 with a low of 43, a cool day.

More recently, both spreads were all large: 39 degrees in 1997 (82/43) and 32 degrees in 1995 (89/57).

On the cool side, in 1989 the high was 57 (the only 50s high) with a low of 53, a spread of just 4 degrees. Other cool highs were the only 60s highs: 63 in 1999 and 69 in 1984. The record low of 43 was set in 1997. The former record low of 46 occurred eight decades before in 1917. The only other 40s low was 49 in 1980. The record coolest high of 52 occurred in 1917 (the aforementioned former record low day). 26 of the last 30 lows have been: 50s (14) and 60s (12). Two lows were in the cooler 40s and two lows were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:42 and sunrise was at 5:16. Sunset is at 20:32 and twilight ends at 21:06. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:16. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 24 minutes between twilights. The moon reaches last quarter today at 17:15. Illumination was 57% at midnight, will be 52% at noon and 47% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 0:30. Moonset is at 12:45. Moonrise is at 0:51 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 12 hours, 15 minutes which is 42 minutes longer than yesterday.

Father's Day is in six days. -Bernie-

June 14: ORD

Today is June 14th. It's the 165th day of the year. 200 days remain. It's week 24 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 79 and the normal low is 57. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 82 and 60.

On the hot side, in 1987 the high was the record high of 99 with a low of 68, a 31 degree spread. In 1988 the high was 94 with a low of 71. In 1981 the high was 88 with the record warmest low of 75. In 1991 the high was 93 with a low of 69. Three years later, in 1994, the high was 94 with a low of 66. In 2001 the high was 91 with a low of 68. Highs were 91 in both 1983 and 1992. The high was 90 in 1995. 26 of the last 30 highs were: 70s (7), 80s (11) and 90s (8). Four highs were in the cooler 60s.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1976 the high was 90. In 1972 the high was 87. In 1967 the high was 89 with a low of 70, a hot day. In 1962 the high was 77 with a low of 47, a 30 degree spread. In 1960 the high was 60 with a low of 54, a six degree spread.

More recently, both spreads were all large: 31 degrees in 1983 (91/60) and 31 degrees in 1995 (90/59).

On the cool side, in 1997 the high was 68 with the record low of 45 (the former record low of 47 occurred in 1985). Other cool highs were 65 in 1986 and 67 in 2002. The record coolest high of 58 was set way back in 1875. 26 of the last 30 lows have been: 50s (12) and 60s (14). Two lows were in the cooler 40s and two lows were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:42 and sunrise was at 5:16. Sunset is at 20:31 and twilight ends at 21:06. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:16. There's a total of 15 hours, 15 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 24 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, heading towards last quarter tomorrow at 17:15. Illumination was 66% at midnight, will be 62% at noon and 57% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 0:09. Moonset is at 11:42. Moonrise is at 0:30 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 11 hours, 33 minutes which is 53 minutes longer than yesterday.

Flag day is today. Father's Day is in a week. -Bernie-

June 13: ORD

Today is June 13th. It's the 164th day of the year. 201 days remain. It's week 24 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 79 and the normal low is 57. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 82 and 59.

On the hot side, in 1990 the high was 92 with the only 70s low of 71. In 2001 the high was 91 with a low of 68. In 1988 we had a near-record high of 94 (record is 95, set in 1956). The high was 92 in 1987. Highs were 91 in both 1992 and 1994. As you can see, five of the six 90s highs occurred between 1987 and 1994. Another warm low was 69 in 1984. The record warmest low of 74 occurred back in 1920. 23 of the last 30 highs were in the: 70s (10) and 80s (13). Six highs were in the hot 90s and one was in the cooler 60s.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 67 with a low of 42, a cool day. In 1976 the high was 90. In 1972 the high was 86. In 1971 the high was 89. In 1968 the high was 76 with a low of 43, a 33 degree spread. In 1965 the high was 65 with a low of 46, a cool day. In 1964 the high was 91. In 1963 the high was 80 with a low of 49, a 31 degree spread. In 1961 the high was 88. In 1960 the high was 63 with a low of 56, a seven degree spread.

More recently, all the spreads were all large: 36 degrees in 1992 (91/55), 34 degrees in 1995 (85/51), 31 degrees in 1982 (78/47), 31 degrees in 1988 (94/63) and 30 degrees in 1987 (92/62).

On the cool side, in 1985 the high was 71 with the record low of 40, a spread of 31 degrees. In 2002 the high was 64 (the only 60s high and just two degrees above the record coolest high of 62 set in 1857). 26 of the last 30 lows have been 50s (10) and 60s (16). Three lows were in the cooler 40s and one was in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:42 and sunrise was at 5:16. Sunset is at 20:31 and twilight ends at 21:05. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:16. There's a total of 15 hours, 15 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 23 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, heading towards last quarter in two days at 17:15. Illumination was 75% at midnight, will be 71% at noon and 66% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 10:40. Moonrise is at 0:09 tomorrow. Moonset is at 11:42 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 10 hours, 40 minutes which is 49 minutes longer than yesterday.

Flag day is tomorrow. Father's Day is in eight days. -Bernie-

June 12: ORD

Today is June 12th. It's the 163rd day of the year. 202 days remain. It's week 24 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 79 and the normal low is 56. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 79 and 58.

On the hot side, in 2008 the high was 91 with a low of 73. In 1987 the high was 93 with a low of 67. All of the 90s highs (except last year's) occurred between 1983 and 1988. The other 90s highs were 93 in 1983, 91 in 1984 and 90 in 1988. Our other upper 60s lows were 68 in 1990 and 67 in 1999. Our other 70s low was 70 in 2005. The record high of 97 was set in 1956. The record warmest low of 75 occurred back in 1920. 20 of the last 30 highs were: 70s (8) and 80s (12). Five highs were in the hot 90s. Five highs were in the cooler: 50s (1) and 60s (4).

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 78 with a low of 48, a 30 degree spread. In 1977 the high was 63 with a low of 57, a six degree spread. In 1976 the high was 94 with a low of 66, a hot day. In 1971 the high was 89. In 1970 the high was 86. In 1969 the high was 87. In 1967 the high was 90 with a low of 72, a hot day. In 1965 the high was 80 with a low of 50, a 30 degree spread. In 1964 the high was 87. In 1961 the high was 89 with a low of 68, a hot day. In 1960 the high was 59 with a low of 55, a four degree spread. In 1959 the high was 88.

More recently, the only small spread occurred in 2000 at seven degrees (60/53). The other spreads were all large: 36 degrees in 1988 (90/54), 35 degrees in 1984 (91/56), 35 degrees in 1992 (86/51) and 33 degrees in 1983 (93/60).

On the cool side, in 1985 the only 50s high of 57 occurred with the record low of 40. Another cool high (60 degrees) occurred in 2000. The record coolest high of 55 was set in 1955. 26 of the last 30 lows have been in the 50s and 60s (13 of each). Two lows were in the cooler 40s and two lows were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:42 and sunrise was at 5:16. Sunset is at 20:30 and twilight ends at 21:05. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:16. There's a total of 15 hours, 14 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 23 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, heading towards last quarter in three days at 17:15. Illumination was 83% at midnight, will be 79% at noon and 75% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 9:38. Moonrise is at 23:47. Moonset is at 10:40 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 51 minutes which is 38 minutes longer than yesterday.

My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday today. Flag day is in two days. Father's Day is in nine days. -Bernie-

June 11: ORD

Today is June 11th. It's the 162nd day of the year. 203 days remain. It's week 24 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 78 and the normal low is 57. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 79 and 56.

On the hot side, in 2005 the high was 88 with the only 70s low of 72. The only 90s highs were 90 in both 1983 and 1999. Another warm low of note was 69 in 2002. The record high of 97 was set in 1954. The record warmest low of 77 occurred in 1973. 23 of the last 30 highs were: 70s (9) and 80s (14). Two highs were in the hot 90s. Five highs were in the cooler: 50s (1) and 60s (4).

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 89. In 1976 the high was 93 with a low of 65, a hot day. In 1973 the high was 91 with a low of 71, a hot day and year of the record warmest low. In 1972 the high was 74 with a low of 36, a 38 degree spread and cool. In 1971 the high was 86. In 1970 the high was 87 with a low of 70, a hot day. In 1969 the high was 88. In 1967 the high was 87. In 1961 the high was 90 with a low of 56, a 34 degree spread.

More recently, the spreads were all large: 40 degrees in 1988 (87/47), 34 degrees in 1982 (77/43), 34 degrees in 1994 (85/51), 33 degrees in 1980 (74/41), 32 degrees in 1983 (90/58), 32 degrees in 1989 (76/44), 32 degrees in 1992 (83/51) and 30 degrees in 1990 (80/50).

On the cool side, in 1985 the only 50s high of 56 occurred with a low of 48. The other cool lows were the record low of 41 in 1980, 43 in 1982 and 44 in 1989. Three years ago the high was just 64. The record coolest high of 48 was set way back in 1903. 15 of the last 30 lows were 50s. Five lows were in the cooler 40s. Ten lows were in the warmer: 60s (9) and 70s (1).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:42 and sunrise was at 5:16. Sunset is at 20:30 and twilight ends at 21:04. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:16. There's a total of 15 hours, 14 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 22 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, heading towards last quarter in four days at 17:15. Illumination was 89% at midnight, will be 86% at noon and 83% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 8:36. Moonrise is at 23:23. Moonset is at 9:38 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 13 minutes which is 34 minutes longer than yesterday.

My dad celebrates a birthday today. My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday tomorrow. Flag day is in three days. Father's Day is in ten days. -Bernie-

June 10: ORD

Today is June 10th. It's the 161st day of the year. 204 days remain. It's week 23 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 78 and the normal low is 56. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 76 and 56.

On the hot side, in 2000 the high was 88 with a low of 72. Two years later, in 2002, the high was 88 with a low of 71. Three years prior, in 1999, the high was 90 with a low of 67. The record high of 98 was set back in 1911. The record warmest low of 74 occurred back in 1933. 25 of the last 30 highs were: 70s (12) and 80s (13). One high was in the hot 90s. Four highs were in the cooler: 50s (1) and 60s (3).

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 82 with a low of 45, a 37 degree spread. In 1977 the high was 77 with a low of 44, a 33 degree spread. In 1976 the high was 86. In 1973 the high was 90. In 1972 the high was 57 with a low of 40, a cool day. In 1970 the high was 87. In 1968 the high was 92 with a low of 70, a hot day. In 1966 the high was 65 with a low of 44, a cool day. In 1963 the high was 87. In 1961 the high was 89 with a low of 58, a 31 degree spread.

More recently, the spreads were all large: 37 degrees in 1994 (80/43), 34 degrees in 1987 (78/44), 31 degrees in 1995 (83/52), 30 degrees in 1992 (79/49) and 30 degrees in 1997 (82/52).

On the cool side, in 1980 the high was 57 with the record low of 42. The other cool lows were 43 in 1994, 44 in 1987 and 44 in 1988. The other cool high was 63 in 2006. The record coolest high of 54 was set way back in 1883. 17 of the last 30 lows were 50s. Five lows were in the cooler 40s. Eight lows were in the warmer: 60s (6) and 70s (2).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:42 and sunrise was at 5:17. Sunset is at 20:29 and twilight ends at 21:04. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:16. There's a total of 15 hours, 12 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 22 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, having reached the full Strawberry moon three days ago at 13:12. Illumination was 94% at midnight, will be 92% at noon and 89% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 7:34. Moonrise is at 22:55. Moonset is at 8:36 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 39 minutes which is 27 minutes longer than yesterday.

My dad will celebrate a birthday tomorrow. My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday in two days. Flag day is in four days. Father's Day is in 11 days. -Bernie-

June 9: ORD

Today is June 9th. It's the 160th day of the year. 205 days remain. It's week 23 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 78 and the normal low is 55. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 76 and 56.

On the hot side, in 1999 the high was 90 with a low of 67. Other warm lows were 70 in 1984 and 67 in 2000. The record high of 98 occurred back in 1911. The record warmest low of 77 occurred back in 1914. 29 of the last 30 highs were: 60s (8), 70s (10) and 80s (11). One high was in the hot 90s.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 76 with a low of 44, a 32 degree spread. In 1976 the high was 90. In 1968 the high was 93 with a low of 65, a hot day. In 1966 the high was 61 with a low of 48, a cool day. In 1964 the high was 91 with a low of 69, a hot day. In 1963 the high was 90. In 1959 the high was 90 with a low of 71, a hot day.

More recently, there were small spreads of six degrees in 1996 (60/54) and six degrees in 1998 (64/58). The large spreads were: 33 degrees in 1994 (73/40), 31 degrees in 2001 (81/50), 31 degrees in 2002 (87/56) and 30 degrees in 1991 (86/56).

On the cool side, no days were 11.5 degrees or lower below normal mean. In lieu of this, we had the following cool highs: 60 in 1996, 63 in 1988, 64 in 1998, 66 in 1987 and 66 in 1989. Cold lows include the record low of 40 in 1994 (the former record low was 42 in 1977) and 43 in 1980. The record coolest high of 54 was set back in 1915. 14 of the last 30 lows were 50s. Six lows were in the cooler 40s. Ten lows were in the warmer: 60s (9) and 70s (1).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:42 and sunrise was at 5:17. Sunset is at 20:29 and twilight ends at 21:03. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:17. There's a total of 15 hours, 12 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 21 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, having reached the full Strawberry moon two days ago at 13:12. Illumination was 98% at midnight, will be 96% at noon and 94% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 6:34. Moonrise is at 22:22. Moonset is at 7:34 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 12 minutes which is 17 minutes longer than yesterday.

My dad will celebrate a birthday in two days. My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday in three days. Flag day is in five days. Father's Day is in 12 days. -Bernie-

June 8: ORD

Today is June 8th. It's the 159th day of the year. 206 days remain. It's week 23 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 78 and the normal low is 55. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 79 and 56.

On the hot side, in 2004 the high was 91 with a low of 74. Five years earlier, in 1999, the high was 92 with a low of 68. In 1984 the high was 86 with a low of 71. A year later, in 1985, the high was 95 with a low of 62, a 33 degree spread. In 2000 the high was 89 with a low of 66. Five years later, in 2005, the high was 89 with a low of 66. The other 90s highs were 93 in 1979 and 91 in 1987. The record high of 97 and record warmest low of 77 were set back in 1933. 13 of the last 30 highs were 80s. Five highs were in the hot 90s. 12 highs were in the cooler: 50s (1), 60s (5) and 70s (6).

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1976 the high was 89. In 1973 the high was 86. In 1970 the high was 85. In 1969 the high was 59 with a low of 45, a cool day. In 1968 the high was 91 with a low of 66, a hot day. In 1967 the high was 84. In 1964 the high was 92 with a low of 56, a 36 degree spread and a hot day. In 1963 the high was 89. In 1962 the high was 85 with a low of 53, a 32 degree spread. In 1959 the high was 91 with a low of 68, a hot day.

More recently, there were large spreads of 38 degrees in 1983 (81/43), 36 degrees in 1979 (93/57) and 35 degrees in 1987 (91/56).

On the cool side, in 1996 the high was 61 with a low of 45. A year earlier, in 1995, the high was the only 50s high of 58 with a low of 49. Other cool highs were 63 in 1994 and 66 in 1980. Other cool lows were 43 in both 1983 and 1998. The record low of 42 was set way back in 1885. The record coolest high of 51 was set back in 1913. 28 of the last 30 lows were: 40s (9), 50s (9) and 60s (10). Two lows were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:43 and sunrise was at 5:17. Sunset is at 20:28 and twilight ends at 21:03. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:17. There's a total of 15 hours, 11 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 20 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, having reached the full Strawberry moon yesterday at 13:12. Illumination was 100% at midnight, will be 99% at noon and 98% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 5:37. Moonrise is at 21:42. Moonset is at 6:34 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 55 minutes which is 3 minutes longer than yesterday.

My Dad will celebrate a birthday in three days. My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday in four days. Flag day is in six days. Father's Day is in 13 days. -Bernie-

June 7: ORD

Today is June 7th. It's the 158th day of the year. 207 days remain. It's week 23 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 77 and the normal low is 55. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 81 and 57.

On the hot side, two years ago the high was 91 with a low of 71. in 1999 the high was 88 with a low of 73. In 1988 the high was 94 with a low of 65. In 1987 the high was 89 with a low of 67. Other hot highs include 92 in three years: 1982, 1995 and 2005. The record high of 100 and record warmest low of 78 were set back in 1933. 14 of the past 30 highs were 80s. Five highs were in the hot 90s. 11 highs were in the cooler: 60s (4) and 70s (7).

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1976 the high was 88. In 1972 the high was 80 with a low of 50, a 30 degree spread. In 1971 the high was 86. In 1970 the high was 85. In 1968 the high was 91 with a low of 73, a hot day. In 1967 the high was 76 with a low of 69, a seven degree spread. In 1963 the high was 91 with a low of 68, a hot day. In 1961 the high was 85. In 1959 the high was 92 with a low of 64, a hot day.

More recently, there were large spreads of: 41 degrees in 1995 (92/51), 37 degrees in 1985 (83/46), 32 degrees in 1981 (86/54), 31 degrees in 2005 (92/61), 30 degrees in 1982 (92/62) and 30 degrees in 1994 (83/53).

On the cool side, in 1996 the high was 60 with a low of 48. Another cool high was 62 in 1997. All four of the cooler 60s occurred between 1993 and 2001. The record low of 44 and record coolest high of 50 were set back in 1913. 23 of the last 30 lows were: 50s (13) and 60s (10). Five lows were in the cooler 40s. Two lows were in the warmer 70s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:43 and sunrise was at 5:17. Sunset is at 20:28 and twilight ends at 21:02. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:43 and sunrise is at 5:17. There's a total of 15 hours, 11 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 19 minutes between twilights. The moon reached the full Strawberry moon today at 13:12. Illumination was 100% at midnight, will be 100% at noon and 100% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 4:47. Moonrise is at 20:55. Moonset is at 5:37 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 52 minutes which is 12 minutes shorter than yesterday.

My Dad will celebrate a birthday in four days. My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday in five days. Flag day is in a week. Father's Day is in two weeks. -Bernie-

June 6: ORD

Today is June 6th. It's the 157th day of the year. 208 days remain. It's week 23 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 77 and the normal low is 55. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 78 and 55.

On the hot side, in 1999 the high was 91 with a low of 69. Last year the high was 87 with a low of 73. In 1984 the high was 89 with a low of 66. In 1988 the high was 91 with a low of 64. In 2005 the high was 89 with a low of 66. Other hot highs include 90 in both 1979 and 1994. The record high of 97 was set in 1971 and the record warmest low of 77 were set back in 1925. 20 of the past 30 highs were: 70s (8) and 80s (12). Four highs were in the hot 90s. Six highs were in the cooler 60s.

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1976 the high was 84 with a low of 53, a 31 degree spread. In 1971 the high was 92 with a low of 68, the year of the record high and a hot day. In 1968 the high was 90 with a low of 66, a hot day. In 1963 the high was 90 with a low of 68, a hot day. In 1959 the high was 83.

More recently, there was a large spread of 39 degrees in 1979 (90/51), 33 degrees in 1982 (73/40) and 33 degrees in 1992 (83/50).

On the cool side, in 1998 the high was 64 with a low of 43. In 1985 the high was 69 with the record (and only 30s) low of 39, a 30 degree spread. Other cool highs were 62 in 2001 and 65 in 1986. Another cool low was 40 in 1982. The record coolest high of 50 was set way back in 1894. 14 of the last 30 lows were 50s. Seven lows were in the cooler: 30s (1) and 40s (6). Nine lows were in the warmer: 60s (8) and 70s (1).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:43 and sunrise was at 5:18. Sunset is at 20:27 and twilight ends at 21:01. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:43 and sunrise is at 5:17. There's a total of 15 hours, 9 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 18 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous, heading towards the full Strawberry moon tomorrow at 13:12. Illumination was 98% at midnight, will be 99% at noon and 100% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 4:03. Moonrise is at 19:59. Moonset is at 4:47 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 4 minutes which is 25 minutes shorter than yesterday.

My Dad will celebrate a birthday in five days. My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday in six days. Flag day is in eight days. Father's Day is in 15 days. -Bernie-

June 5: ORD

Today is June 5th. It's the 156th day of the year. 209 days remain. It's week 23 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 76 and the normal low is 54. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 75 and 51.

On the hot side, in 2005 the high was 87 with a low of 68. In 1984 the high was 88 with a low of 66. Other hot highs include 89 in both 1988 and 1999. The record high of 97 occurred in 1971 and the record warmest low of 77 was set back in 1925. 22 of the past 30 highs were: 70s (11) and 80s (11). Eight highs were in the cooler: 50s (2) and 60s (6).

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 87 with a low of 66, a hot day. In 1971 the high was 92 with a low of 68, a hot day and year of the record high. In 1968 the high was 87. In 1966 the high was 86 with a low of 68, a hot day. In 1963 the high was 87 with a low of 66, a hot day. In 1965 the high was 87. In 1962 the high was 83. In 1961 the high was 86 with a low of 50, a 36 degree spread. In 1959 the high was 84.

More recently, there were large spreads of 35 degrees in 1994 (87/52), 34 degrees in 1987 (87/53), 33 degrees in 2004 (77/44), 33 degrees three years ago (81/48), 32 degrees in 1988 (89/57), 31 degrees in 2003 (78/47) and 31 degrees in 1981 (86/55).

On the cool side, in 1998 the high was 58 with a low of 42. In 2001 the high was 58 with a low of 47. In 1990 the high was 63 with a low of 42. Other cool highs were 61 in 1986, 63 in 2000 and 64 two years ago. The record low of 37 occurred in 1945 and the record coolest high of 45 was set way back in 1894. 26 of the last 30 lows were: 40s (14) and 50s (12). Four lows were in the warmer 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:44 and sunrise was at 5:18. Sunset is at 20:26 and twilight ends at 21:00. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:43 and sunrise is at 5:18. There's a total of 15 hours, 8 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 16 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous, heading towards the full Strawberry moon in two days at 13:12. Illumination was 94% at midnight, will be 96% at noon and 98% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 3:27. Moonrise is at 18:58. Moonset is at 4:03 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 29 minutes which is 33 minutes shorter than yesterday.

My Dad will celebrate a birthday in six days. My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday in a week. Flag day is in nine days. Father's Day is in 16 days. -Bernie-

June 4: ORD

Today is June 4th. It's the 155th day of the year. 210 days remain. It's week 23 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. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 76 and the normal low is 53. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 72 and 51.

On the warm side, in 1979 the high was 87 with a low of 63. The only other 60s low was 60 in 1992. In 2005 the high was 86 with a low of 57. The record high of 97 was set in 1977. The record warmest low of 75 was set back in 1925. 15 of the past 30 highs were 70s. Five highs were in the warmer 80s. Ten highs were in the cooler: 50s (2) and 60s (8).

In looking back through the years to the first June at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 80 with a low of 46, a 34 degree spread. In 1977 the high was 96 with a low of 58, a 38 degree spread and hot. In 1971 the high was 90 with a low of 60, a 30 degree spread and hot day. In 1968 the high was 83 with a low of 48, a 35 degree spread. In 1967 the high was 80 with a low of 50, a 30 degree spread. In 1966 the high was 87. In 1963 the high was 87. In 1961 the high was 82 with a low of 48, a 34 degree spread. In 1960 the high was 86. In 1959 the high was 85.

More recently, there were large spreads of 37 degrees in 1994 (80/43), 34 degrees in 1984 (84/50) and 34 degrees in 1988 (79/45).

On the cool side, in 1993 the high was 53 with a low of 44. In 2001 the high was 55 with a low of 46. In 1982 the high was 61 with a low of 43. In 1990 the high was 61 with a low of 44. Other cool highs were 61 in 2000 and 62 in 1996. The record low of 35 occurred in 1945. The record coolest high of 47 occurred way back in 1891. 28 of the last 30 lows were: 40s (12) and 50s (16). Two lows were in the warmer 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:44 and sunrise was at 5:18. Sunset is at 20:26 and twilight ends at 21:00. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:44 and sunrise is at 5:18. There's a total of 15 hours, 8 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 16 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous, heading towards the full Strawberry moon this Sunday at 13:12. Illumination was 88% at midnight, will be 91% at noon and 94% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 2:56. Moonrise is at 17:54. Moonset is at 3:27 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 2 minutes which is 40 minutes shorter than yesterday.

My Dad will celebrate a birthday in a week. My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday in eight days. Flag day is in 10 days. Father's Day is in 17 days. -Bernie-