Today is November 22nd. It's the 326th day of the year. 39 days remain. It's week 47 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 44 and the normal low is 29. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 46 and 29.
On the warm side, in 1999 the high was 62 with a low of 46. In 2003 the high was 61 with a low of 44. In 1979 the high was 59 with a low of 40. In 1998 the high was 59 with a low of 38. Other warm highs were 59 in 1983, 57 in 2001 and 56 in 1993. The record high of 69 was set back in 1913. The record warmest low of 51 was set back in 1931. Over the last 31 years, 28 highs have been: 30s (9), 40s (7) and 50s (12). Two highs were in the warmer 60s. One high was in the cooler 20s.
In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1973 the high was a warm 61. In 1971 the low was a cool 17 degrees. In 1970 the high was 50 with a low of 14, a 36 degree spread. A cold front came through in 1970, as on the morning of the 23rd, the low was 10 degrees. Warm highs of 56 occurred in both 1968 and 1969. In 1967 the high was 38 with a low of 32, a six degree spread. In 1966 the high was 59 with a low of 49, a warm day. In 1964 the high was 30 with a cold low of 6. In 1963 the high was 61 with a low of 38, a warm day. In 1959 the high was 59 with a low of 39, a warm day.
More recently, there were no large spreads. There was a small spread of four degrees in 1992 (43/39).
On the cool side, in 1981 the high was 26 with a low of 13. In 2000 the high was 30 with a low of 14. Another cool high was 32 in 1989. The record low of 4 was set way back in 1880. The record coolest high of 21 occurred back in 1929. 24 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (13) and 30s (11). Four lows were in the cooler 10s. Three lows were in the warmer 40s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:xx and sunrise is at 6:xx. Sunset is at 16:xx and twilight ends at 17:xx. Tomorrow twilight begins at 6:xx and sunrise is at 6:xx. There's a total of 10 hours, x minutes of daylight today (xxxx minutes less than yesterday) and 11 hours, x minutes between twilights. The moon is xxxxxxxx, heading towards xxxxx xxxxxx tomorrow. Illumination was xx% at midnight, will be xx% at noon and xx% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 12:16. Moonrise is at 22:30. Moonlight time is xx hours, xx minutes which is xx minutes shorter than yesterday.
Thanksgiving is in four days. -Bernie-
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 44 and the normal low is 29. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 46 and 29.
On the warm side, in 1999 the high was 62 with a low of 46. In 2003 the high was 61 with a low of 44. In 1979 the high was 59 with a low of 40. In 1998 the high was 59 with a low of 38. Other warm highs were 59 in 1983, 57 in 2001 and 56 in 1993. The record high of 69 was set back in 1913. The record warmest low of 51 was set back in 1931. Over the last 31 years, 28 highs have been: 30s (9), 40s (7) and 50s (12). Two highs were in the warmer 60s. One high was in the cooler 20s.
In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1973 the high was a warm 61. In 1971 the low was a cool 17 degrees. In 1970 the high was 50 with a low of 14, a 36 degree spread. A cold front came through in 1970, as on the morning of the 23rd, the low was 10 degrees. Warm highs of 56 occurred in both 1968 and 1969. In 1967 the high was 38 with a low of 32, a six degree spread. In 1966 the high was 59 with a low of 49, a warm day. In 1964 the high was 30 with a cold low of 6. In 1963 the high was 61 with a low of 38, a warm day. In 1959 the high was 59 with a low of 39, a warm day.
More recently, there were no large spreads. There was a small spread of four degrees in 1992 (43/39).
On the cool side, in 1981 the high was 26 with a low of 13. In 2000 the high was 30 with a low of 14. Another cool high was 32 in 1989. The record low of 4 was set way back in 1880. The record coolest high of 21 occurred back in 1929. 24 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (13) and 30s (11). Four lows were in the cooler 10s. Three lows were in the warmer 40s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:xx and sunrise is at 6:xx. Sunset is at 16:xx and twilight ends at 17:xx. Tomorrow twilight begins at 6:xx and sunrise is at 6:xx. There's a total of 10 hours, x minutes of daylight today (xxxx minutes less than yesterday) and 11 hours, x minutes between twilights. The moon is xxxxxxxx, heading towards xxxxx xxxxxx tomorrow. Illumination was xx% at midnight, will be xx% at noon and xx% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 12:16. Moonrise is at 22:30. Moonlight time is xx hours, xx minutes which is xx minutes shorter than yesterday.
Thanksgiving is in four days. -Bernie-
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