May 30: ORD

Today is May 30th. It's the 150th day of the year. 215 days remain. It's week 22 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 75 and the normal low is 52. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 77 and 55.

On the hot side, three years ago the high was 89 degrees with a low of 67. In 1991 the high was 88 with a low of 66. Three years later, in 1994, the high was 90 with a low of 64. In 1987 the high was 85 with a low of 68. Two decades later (two years ago) the high was 87 with a low of 66. In 1980 the high was 86 with a low of 66. In 1988 the high was 91 with a low of 60, a 31 degree spread. The other 80s high of note was 87 in 1998. The other warm lows were 64 in both 1985 and 2002. The record high of 93 was set in 1942 and tied in 1953. The record warmest low of 72 was set back in 1921. 13 of the past 30 highs were 80s. 15 highs were in the cooler: 50s (1), 60s (7) and 70s (7). Two highs were in the warmer 90s.

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1971 the high was 82 with a low of 45, a 37 degree spread. In 1964 the high was 69 with a low of 34, a 35 degree spread and cool day. In 1963 the high was 74 with a low of 41, a 33 degree spread. In 1961 the high was 76 with a low of 37, a 39 degree spread.

More recently, there were large spreads of 31 degrees in 1984 (70/39) and 31 degrees in 2000 (80/49).

On the cool side, in 1983 the high was the only 50s high of the past 30 years at 55 degrees with a low of 45. In 1996 the high was 65 with a low of 36. Five years later, in 2001, the high was 60 with a low of 45. Another cool low was 39 in 1984. Both records were set way back in the 19th century. The record low of 35 was set in 1873. The record coolest high of 42 was set in 1889. 28 of the last 30 lows were: 40s (9), 50s (8) and 60s (11). Two lows were in the colder 30s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:47 and sunrise was at 5:20. Sunset is at 20:22 and twilight ends at 20:56. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:46 and sunrise is at 5:20. There's a total of 15 hours, 2 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 9 minutes between twilights. The moon reaches first quarter tonight at 22:22. Illumination was 40% at midnight, will be 46% at noon and 51% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 0:54. Moonrise is at 12:13. Moonset is at 1:19 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 12 hours, 41 minutes which is 46 minutes shorter than yesterday.

My Dad will celebrate a birthday in 12 days. My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday in 13 days. Flag day is in 15 days. Father's Day is in 22 days. -Bernie-

May 29: ORD

Today is May 29th. It's the 149th day of the year. 216 days remain. It's week 22 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 75 and the normal low is 52. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 75 and 53.

On the warm side, three years ago the high was 91 degrees with a low of 68. In 1991 the high was 87 with the only 70s low and record warmest low of 71. The former record warmest low was 70 in 1962. In 1987 the high was 89 with a low of 66. In 1999 the high was 86 with a low of 65. Other 80s highs of note were 89 in 1988 and 88 two years ago. The record high of 95 was set back in 1942. 28 of the past 30 highs were: 60s (11), 70s (6) and 80s (11). One high was in the cooler 50s. One high was in the warmer 90s.

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 88 with a low of 63, a hot day. In 1977 the high was 89 with a low of 64, a hot day. In 1973 the high was 55 with a low of 46, a cool day. In 1971 the high was 75 with a low of 41, a 34 degree spread. In 1970 the high was 85 with a low of 67, a warm day. In 1966 the high was 62 with a low of 35, a cool day. In 1965 the high was 55 with a low of 32, a cold day. in 1964 the high was 60 with a low of 36, a cool day. In 1962 the high was 87 with a low of 68, a hot day. In 1961 the high was 62 with a low of 40, a cool day.

More recently, there was a small spread of seven degrees in 1997 (62/55). There were large spreads of 37 degrees in 1979 (82/45), 33 degrees in 1992 (72/39), 31 degrees in 1985 (75/44) and 30 degrees in 1988 (89/59).

On the cool side, 1984 saw the only 50s high of 57 with the record-tying low of 37 (it was also 37 in 1965). In 1996 the high was 60 with a low of 40. Three years earlier, in 1993, the high was 61 with a low of 41. Other cool highs were 62 in 1997, 62 in 2001 and 63 in 1990. Another cool low was 39 in 1992. The record coolest high of 46 was set way back in 1889. 27 of the last 30 lows were: 40s (12), 50s (7) and 60s (8). Two lows were in the colder 30s 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 4:47 and sunrise was at 5:21. Sunset is at 20:21 and twilight ends at 20:55. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:47 and sunrise is at 5:20. There's a total of 15 hours of daylight today and 16 hours, 8 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent, heading towards first quarter tomorrow at 22:22. Illumination was 29% at midnight, will be 35% at noon and 40% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 0:26. Moonrise is at 10:59. Moonset is at 0:54 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 13 hours, 27 minutes which is 51 minutes shorter than yesterday.

My Dad will celebrate a birthday in 13 days. My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday in two weeks. Flag day is in 16 days. Father's Day is in 23 days. -Bernie-

May 28: ORD

Today is May 28th. It's the 148th day of the year. 217 days remain. It's week 22 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 74 and the normal low is 52. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 73 and 52.

On the warm side, three years ago the high was a near-record 92 degrees (the record is 93 in 1977) with the record warmest low of 74 (the former record warmest low is 72 in 1941). In 1991 the high was 91 with a low of 69. In 1987 the high was 88 with a low of 68. In 1998 the high was 90 with a low of 60, a 30 degree spread. In 1999 the high was 87 with a low of 63. The other 80s highs were 88 in 1988, 85 in 1980 and 80 in 1994. 19 of the last 30 highs were: 60s (9) and 70s (10). Three highs were in the cooler 50s. Eight highs were in the warmer: 80s (5) and 90s (3).

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 88 with a low of 62, a hot day. In 1977 the high was 93 with a low of 56, a 37 degree spread and hot. In 1971 the high was 68 with a low of 38, a 30 degree spread. In 1970 the high was 80 with a low of 50, a 30 degree spread. In 1969 the high was 90 with a low of 67, a hot day. In 1965 the high was 52 with a low of 38, a cool day. In 1964 the high was 59 with a low of 44, a cool day. In 1959 the high was 84 with a low of 65, a warm day. As a sidebar, in 1972 the high was 88 with a low of 59. Overall, this wouldn't be a significantly hot day. The high qualifies but the low brought the mean down to 10.5 above normal, a degree short of qualifying as one of the warmest days.

More recently, there was a small spread of six degrees in 1983 (59/53). There were large spreads of 34 degrees in 1994 (80/46), 33 degrees in 1981 (79/46) and 30 degrees in 1989 (72/42).

On the cool side, in 1984 the high was 51 with a low of 40. In 1992 the high was 69 with the record (and only 30s) low of 33, a 36 degree spread. Four years later, in 1996, the high was 57 with a low of 46. Other cool highs were 59 in 1983, 60 in 2000, 60 in 2004, 61 in 1985 and 62 last year. The record coolest high of 47 was set way back in 1884. 23 of the last 30 lows were: 40s (11) and 50s (12). One low was in the colder 30s and six lows were in the warmer: 60s (5) and 70s (1).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:48 and sunrise was at 5:22. Sunset is at 20:20 and twilight ends at 20:54. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:47 and sunrise is at 5:21. There's a total of 14 hours, 58 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 6 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent, heading towards first quarter in two days at 22:22. Illumination was 19% at midnight, will be 24% at noon and 29% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 9:42. Moonset is at 0:26 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 18 minutes which is 69 minutes shorter than yesterday.

My Dad will celebrate a birthday in two weeks. My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday in 15 days. Flag day is in 17 days. Father's Day is in 24 days. -Bernie-

May 27: ORD

Today is May 27th. It's the 147th day of the year. 218 days remain. It's week 21 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 73 and the normal low is 51. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 72 and 50.

On the warm side, in 1987 the high was 88 with a low of 68. Four years later, in 1991, the high was 88 with a low of 66. These lows in the 60s were the only lows in the 60s. Other 80s highs of note were 87 in 2006 and 85 in 1980. Rounding out the highs in the 80s, it was 84 in 1988, 83 in 1998 and 81 in 1999. The record high of 94 and record warmest low of 75 were set on the same day back in 1911. 28 of the last 30 highs (93%) were: 60s (12), 70s (9) and 80s (7). Two highs were in the cooler 50s.

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 88 with a low of 66, a hot day. In 1976 the high was 77 with a low of 46, a 31 degree spread. In 1969 the high was 87 with a low of 63, a hot day. In 1968 the high was 61 with a low of 54, a seven degree spread. In 1966 the high was 85 with a low of 54, a 31 degree spread. In 1961 the high was 70 with a low of 34, a 36 degree spread. In 1959 the high was 83 with a low of 66, a warm day.

More recently, there was a small spread of six degrees in 1996 (54/48). There were large spreads of 35 degrees in 1999 (81/46), 33 degrees in 1980 (85/52), 33 degrees in 1998 (83/50) and 32 degrees in 1994 (67/35).

On the cool side, last year the high was 50 with a low of 42. In 1992 the high was 63 with the record low of 33, a 30 degree spread. The other 30s low was 35 in 1994. These were the only 30s lows, only two years apart. The record coolest high of 49 was set way back in 1895. 26 of the last 30 lows (87%) were: 40s (15) and 50s (11). Two lows were in the colder 30s and 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 4:49 and sunrise was at 5:22. Sunset is at 20:19 and twilight ends at 20:53. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:48 and sunrise is at 5:22. There's a total of 14 hours, 57 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 4 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent, heading towards first quarter in three days at 22:22. Illumination was 11% at midnight, will be 15% at noon and 19% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 8:24. Moonset is at 23:51. Moonlight time is 15 hours, 27 minutes which is 33 minutes shorter than yesterday.

My Dad will celebrate a birthday in 15 days. My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday in 16 days. Flag day is in 18 days. Father's Day is in 25 days. -Bernie-

May 26: ORD

Today is May 26th. It's the 146th day of the year. 219 days remain. It's week 21 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 73 and the normal low is 51. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 70 and 48.

On the warm side, in 1985 the high was 89 with a low of 62. In 1991 the high was 82 with a low of 69. In 1987 the high was 86 with a low of 61. Rounding out the highs in the 80s, it was 83 in 2006 and 81 last year. The record high of 94 was set back in 1911 and the record warmest low of 75 was set back in 1914. 21 of the last 30 highs have been: 60s (9) and 70s (12). Five highs were in the warmer 80s. Four highs have been in the cooler 50s.

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 87 with a low of 65, a hot day. In 1971 the high was 54 with a low of 43, a cool day. In 1969 the high was 74 with a low of 39, a 35 degree spread. In 1967 the high was 92 with a low of 61, a 31 degree spread and hot day. In 1966 the high was 82 with a low of 49, a 33 degree spread. In 1961 the high was 47 with a low of 36, a cold day. In 1959 the high was 84 with a low of 64, a warm day.

More recently, there were large spreads of 36 degrees in 1988 (78/42), 36 degrees in 2002 (73/37), 34 degrees last year (81/47), 33 degrees in 1993 (78/45), 31 degrees in 1979 (70/39) and 31 degrees in 1998 (78/47).

On the cool side, in 1992 the high was 53 with a low of 35. In 1983 the high was 60 with the record low of 34. In 2001 the high was 57 with a low of 38. In 1994 the high was 59 with a low of 37. In 1997 the high was 55 with a low of 46. Another cool high was 60 in 1996. The other 30s lows were 37 in 2002 and 39 in 1979. The record coolest high of 48 was set in 1961. 13 of the last 30 lows were in the 40s. Six low were in the colder 30s and 11 lows were in the warmer: 50s (7) and 60s (4).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:50 and sunrise was at 5:23. Sunset is at 20:18 and twilight ends at 20:52. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:49 and sunrise is at 5:22. There's a total of 14 hours, 55 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 2 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent, having passed new two days ago at 7:11. Illumination was 4% at midnight, will be 7% at noon and 11% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 7:08. Moonset is at 23:08. Moonrise is at 8:24 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 16 hours which is 14 minutes shorter than yesterday.

My Dad will celebrate a birthday in 16 days. My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday in 17 days. Flag day is in 19 days. Father's Day is in 26 days. -Bernie-

May 25: ORD

Today is May 25th. It's the 145th day of the year. 220 days remain. It's week 21 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 73 and the normal low is 51. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 68 and 48.

On the warm side, three years ago the high was 75 with the only 60s low of 64. In 1989 the high was 76 with a low of 58. What's interesting about the highs today is that all of the 80s highs of the last 30 years happened between 1980 and 1985. It was 82 in 1980, 80 in 1981 and 84 in 1985. The record high of 94 was set back in 1911 and the record warmest low of 72 was set back in 1914. 27 of the 30 highs (90%) have been: 50s (7), 60s (10) and 70s (10). Three highs were in the warmer 80s.

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 90 with a low of 62, a hot day. In 1967 the high was 84 with a low of 49, a 35 degree spread. In 1965 the high was 82 with a low of 67, a warm day. In 1964 the high was 80 with a low of 48, a 32 degree spread.

More recently, there was a small spread of seven degrees in 1990 (60/53). There were large spreads of 34 degrees in 1985 (84/50), 34 degrees last year (78/44), 31 degrees in 1981 (80/49) and 30 degrees in 1980 (82/52).

On the cool side, in 1992 the high was 51 with the record low of 32. In 1988 the high was 59 with a low of 37. In 1983 the high was 59 with a low of 38. In 2002 the high was 57 with a low of 41. In 1997 the high was 54 with a low of 45. In 1996 the high was 56 with a low of 45. Other cool highs were 59 in 2001 and 60 in 1990. The record coolest high of 44 was set way back in 1893. 26 of the 30 lows (87%) were: 40s (13) and 50s (13). Three low were in the colder 30s and one low was in the warmer 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:50 and sunrise was at 5:23. Sunset is at 20:18 and twilight ends at 20:51. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:50 and sunrise is at 5:23. There's a total of 14 hours, 55 minutes of daylight today and 16 hours, 1 minute between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent, having passed new yesterday at 7:11. Illumination was 1% at midnight, will be 2% at noon and 4% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 5:59. Moonset is at 22:13. Moonrise is at 7:08 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 16 hours, 14 minutes which is 10 minutes longer than yesterday.

1979 was the most tragic day in O'Hare's history. 273 people lost their lives when an American Airlines DC 10-10, flight 191, crashed shortly after taking off. One of the three engines, the one attached to the left wing, separated and fell onto the runway as the aircraft was gaining speed for takeoff. The aircraft nosedived adjacent to a mobile home park. It was a miracle that loss of life on the ground was not extensive, as just one person was killed. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the crash.

Memorial Day is today. My Dad will celebrate a birthday in 17 days. My cousin Tiffany celebrates a birthday in 18 days. Flag day is in 20 days. Father's Day is in 27 days. -Bernie-

May 24: ORD

Today is May 24th. It's the 144th day of the year. 221 days remain. It's week 21 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 73 and the normal low is 50. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 70 and 49.

On the warm side, in 1991 the high was 85 with the record warmest low of 68. The former record warmest low of 67 occurred in 1933. Two years earlier, in 1989, the high was 86 with a low of 65. Two years ago the high was 88 with a low of 63. To round out the highs in the 80s, it was 84 in 1997, 80 in 2000 and 80 three years ago. The record high of 93 was last tied in 1950, as it was also 93 in 1921. 19 of the 30 (63%) highs were: 60s (10) and 70s (9). Six highs were in the warmer 80s and five highs were in the cooler: 40s (1) and 50s (4).

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 91 with a low of 64, a hot day. In 1972 the high was 86 with a low of 54, a 32 degree spread. In 1965 the high was 83 with a low of 53, a 30 degree spread. In 1961 the high was 80 with a low of 45, a 35 degree spread.

More recently, there was a small spread of six degrees in 1999 (54/48). There were large spreads of 34 degrees in 1985 (78/44), 32 degrees in 1983 (76/44), 31 degrees in 1997 (84/53) and 31 degrees in 2006 (80/49).

On the cool side, there was one day of a mean of 11.5 or more degrees below normal. That was in 1992 when the high was 46 with the record low of 34. Other cool highs of note were 61 in 1982, 60 in 2001, 57 in 1995, 56 in 1987, 56 in 1996 and 54 in 1999. The record coolest high of 44 occurred back in 1925. 17 of the 30 lows were 40s. One low was in the colder 30s. 12 lows were in the warmer: 50s (9) and 60s (3).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:51 and sunrise was at 5:24. Sunset is at 20:17 and twilight ends at 20:50. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:50 and sunrise is at 5:23. There's a total of 14 hours, 53 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 59 minutes between twilights. The moon is new today at 7:11. Illumination was 0% at midnight, will be 0% at noon and 1% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 5:03. Moonset is at 21:07. Moonrise is at 5:59 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 16 hours, 4 minutes which is 30 minutes longer than yesterday.

Memorial Day is tomorrow. -Bernie-

May 23: ORD

Today is May 23rd. It's the 143rd day of the year. 222 days remain. It's week 21 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 72 and the normal low is 50. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 70 and 50.

On the warm side, two years ago the high was 89 with a low of 60. In 1991 the high was 82 with a low of 66. In 1989 the high was also 82. To round out the highs in the 80s, it was 81 in 2000, 81 in 2004 and 80 in 1994. The only other 60s low was 61 in 1981. The record high of 92 was set in 1977. It was also 92 degrees in 1921 and 1964. The record warmest low of 71 was set in 1964. 20 of the 30 (67%) highs were: 60s (10) and 70s (10). Six highs were in the warmer 80s and four highs were in the cooler 50s.

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 91 with a low of 66, a hot day and year of the record high. In 1968 the high was 55 with a low of 52, a three degree spread. In 1967 the high was 72 with a low of 40, a 32 degree spread. In 1964 the high was 88 with a low of 70, a hot day and year of the record high and record warmest low. In 1963 the high was 60 with a low of 32, a cool day.

More recently, there were large spreads of 37 degrees in 2006 (75/38), 33 degrees in 1985 (73/40) and 32 degrees in 1997 (73/41).

On the cool side, there were no days of a mean of 11.5 or more degrees below normal. However, the two coolest days were within half a degree of each other. In 1987 the high was 55 with a low of 47. Last year the high was 57 with a low of 46. Other cool highs of note were 57 in 1982 and 58 in 1988. The only low in the 30s was 38 three years ago. That low of 38 was just a degree warmer than the record low of 37, set back in 1917. The record coolest high of 50 occurred back in 1931. 26 of the 30 (87%) lows were: 40s (16) and 50s (10). One low was in the colder 30s. Three lows were in the warmer 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:52 and sunrise was at 5:25. Sunset is at 20:16 and twilight ends at 20:49. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:51 and sunrise is at 5:24. There's a total of 14 hours, 51 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 57 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent, heading towards new tomorrow at 7:11. Illumination was 2% at midnight, will be 1% at noon and 0% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 4:18. Moonset is at 19:52. Moonrise is at 5:03 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 15 hours, 34 minutes which is 41 minutes longer than yesterday.

Memorial Day is in two days. -Bernie-

May 22: ORD

Today is May 22nd. It's the 142nd day of the year. 223 days remain. It's week 21 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 72 and the normal low is 50. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 72 and 49.

On the warm side, in 1991 the high was 84 with a low of 67. Three years later, in 1994, the high was 89 with a low of 58, a 31 degree spread. Two years earlier, in 1992, the high was 83 with a low of 63. Another warm high was 87 in 2007. The record high of 94 was set back in 1925. The record warmest low of 75 was set in 1977. 28 of the 30 (93%) highs were: 60s (11), 70s (10) and 80s (7). Two highs were in the cooler 50s.

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 91 with a low of 70, a hot day and year of the record warmest low. In 1970 the high was 86 with a low of 54, a 32 degree spread and hot day. In 1969 the high was 54 with a low of 41, a cool day. In 1967 the high was 57 with a low of 40, a cool day. In 1966 the high was 76 with a low of 43, a 33 degree spread. In 1964 the high was 89 with a low of 65, a hot day. In 1963 the high was 54 with a low of 35, a cool day. The low was colder than the record low. In 1962 the high was 84 with a low of 51, a 33 degree spread. In 1961 the high was 60 with a low of 36, a cool day. The low was equal to the record low.

More recently, there was a small spread of seven degrees in 1998 (60/53). There were large spreads of 38 degrees in 1979 (75/37), 36 degrees in 1980 (82/46), 32 degrees two years ago (87/55) and 31 degrees in 1993 (76/45).

On the cool side, three years ago the high was 62 with the record low of 36. The former record low was 37 in 1997. It was also 37 at O'Hare in 1979. Lows were 36 in 1961 and 35 in 1963. These were not official because O'Hare was not the official station of record for Chicago during these years. Other cool highs of note were 59 in 1986, 59 last year and 60 in 1998. The record coolest high of 44 occurred back in 1917. 24 of the 30 (80%) lows were: 40s (11) and 50s (13). Four lows were in the colder 30s. 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 4:53 and sunrise was at 5:26. Sunset is at 20:15 and twilight ends at 20:48. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:52 and sunrise is at 5:25. There's a total of 14 hours, 49 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 55 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent, heading towards new in two days at 7:11. Illumination was 7% at midnight, will be 4% at noon and 2% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 3:42. Moonset is at 18:35. Moonrise is at 4:18 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 53 minutes which is 48 minutes longer than yesterday.

National Maritime Day is today. Memorial Day is in three days. -Bernie-

May 21:ORD

Today is May 21st. It's the 141st day of the year. 224 days remain. It's week 21 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 71 and the normal low is 50. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 72 and 47.

On the warm side, in 1987 the high was 89 with a low of 59, a 30 degree spread. Other highs of note are 87 in 1994, 86 in 1992 and 84 in 1991. The record high of 92 was set in 1977. The record warmest low of 71 was set in 1921. 11 of the last 30 highs have been 70s. Seven highs were in the warmer 80s. 12 highs were in the cooler: 50s (5) and 60s (7).

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 57 with a low of 41, a cool day. In 1977 the high was 91 with a low of 67, a hot day. In 1974 the high was 84 with a low of 66, a warm day. In 1970 the high was 86 with a low of 66, a hot day. In 1969 the high was 57 with a low of 42, a cool day. In 1965 the high was 83 with a low of 50, a 33 degree spread. In 1964 the high was 81 with a low of 39, a 42 degree spread. In 1961 the high was 58 with a low of 36, a cool day. In 1959 the high was 86 with a low of 64, a hot day.

More recently, we had large spreads of 37 degrees in 1980 (82/45), 36 degrees in 1994 (87/51), 36 degrees two years ago (80/44), 32 degrees in 1981 (79/47), 30 degrees in 1989 (80/50), 30 degrees in 1991 (84/54), 30 degrees in 1992 (86/56) and 30 degrees in 2005 (73/43).

On the cool side, in 2002 the high was 58 with the record low of 31 (former record lows were 36 in both 1883 and 1997). In 1997 the high was 58 with a low of 36. In 1979 the high was 58 with a low of 38. Other highs of note were 57 in 2003 and 58 in 1990. The record coolest high of 42 occurred way back in 1883. 27 of 30 (90%) lows were: 40s (15) and 50s (12). Three lows were in the colder 30s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:54 and sunrise was at 5:27. Sunset is at 20:14 and twilight ends at 20:47. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:53 and sunrise is at 5:26. There's a total of 14 hours, 47 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 53 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent, heading towards new in three days at 7:11. Illumination was 14% at midnight, will be 10% at noon and 7% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 3:14. Moonset is at 17:19. Moonrise is at 3:42 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 5 minutes which is 46 minutes longer than yesterday.

National Maritime Day is tomorrow. Memorial Day is in four days. -Bernie-

May 20: ORD

Today is May 20th. It's the 140th day of the year. 225 days remain. It's week 20 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 71 and the normal low is 50. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 71 and 47.

On the warm side, in 2004 the high was 84 with the warmest and only 60s low of 63. Another high of note was 84 in 1992. The record high of 95 and record warmest low of 70 were set on the same day in 1977. 25 of 30 (83%) highs have been: 60s (10) and 70s (15). Three highs were in the warmer 80s. Two highs were in the cooler: 40s (1) and 50s (1).

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 78 with a low of 46, a 32 degree spread. In 1977 the high was 93 with a low of 64, a hot day and year of the record high and warmest low. In 1975 the high was 87 with a low of 67, another hot day. In 1972 the high was 87 with a low of 54, a 33 degree spread and hot. In 1970 the high was 85 with a low of 52, a 33 degree spread. In 1965 the high was 74 with a low of 40, a 34 degree spread.

More recently, we had large spreads of 41 degrees in 1981 (76/35), 37 degrees in 1994 (78/41), 36 degrees three years ago (74/38), 34 degrees in 1979 (78/44), 33 degrees in 1992 (84/51) and 31 degrees in 1980 (74/43).

On the cool side, in 2002 the high was 48 (the only 40s high) with the record low of 33 (former record low was 35 in 1981). In 1986 the high was 56 (only 50s high) with a low of 41. Other lows of note were 35 in 1981 and 38 three years ago. The record coolest high of 40 occurred way back in 1895. 25 of 30 (83%) lows were: 40s (16) and 50s (9). Four lows were in the colder 30s. One low was in the warmer 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:55 and sunrise was at 5:27. Sunset is at 20:13 and twilight ends at 20:46. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:54 and sunrise is at 5:27. There's a total of 14 hours, 46 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 51 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent, having reached last quarter three days ago at 2:26. Illumination was 22% at midnight, will be 18% at noon and 14% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 2:49. Moonset is at 16:08. Moonrise is at 3:14 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 13 hours, 19 minutes which is 46 minutes longer than yesterday.

National Maritime Day is in two days. Memorial Day is in five days. -Bernie-

May 19: ORD

Today is May 19th. It's the 139th day of the year. 226 days remain. It's week 20 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 71 and the normal low is 49. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 70 and 49.

On the warm side, in 1996 the high was 90 with the warmest and only 70s low of 72. In 1998 the high was 91 with a low of 66. Another high of note was 83 in 1987. The record high of 94 was set in 1975 and tied in 1977. The record warmest low of 74 was set in 1911. 22 highs over the last 30 years have been: 60s (9) and 70s (13). Five highs were in the warmer: 80s (3) and 90s (2). Three highs were in the cooler: 40s (1) and 50s (2).

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 93 with a low of 63, a hot day, 30 degree spread and year of the record high. In 1976 the high was 76 with a low of 39, a 37 degree spread. In 1975 the high was 91 with a low of 66, a hot day and year of the record high. In 1970 the high was 85 with a low of 55, a 30 degree spread. In 1968 the high was 50 with a low of 40, a cool day. In 1964 the high was 86 with a low of 47, a 39 degree spread and hot day. In 1962 the high was 91 with a low of 69, a hot day. In 1960 the high was 67 with a low of 61, a six degree spread. In 1959 the high was 87 with a low of 63, a hot day.

More recently, we had large spreads of 38 degrees in 1985 (79/41), 34 degrees in 1992 (75/41), 32 degrees in 1987 (83/51), 30 degrees in 1988 (74/44) and 30 degrees in 1995 (76/46).

On the cool side, in 2000 the high was 48 (the only 40s high) with a low of 44, a four degree spread. Two years later, in 2002, the high was 54 with a low of 38. In 1986 the high was 55 with a low of 42. The record low of 36 was set in 1993 and this tied the original record low which was set way back in 1894. The record coolest high of 41 was set way back in 1895. 25 of the last 30 lows were: 40s (17) and 50s (8). Two lows were in the colder 30s. Three lows were in the warmer: 60s (2) and 70s (1).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:56 and sunrise was at 5:28. Sunset is at 20:12 and twilight ends at 20:45. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:55 and sunrise is at 5:27. There's a total of 14 hours, 44 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 49 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent, having reached last quarter two days ago at 2:26. Illumination was 31% at midnight, was 27% at noon and 22% at midnight tonight. Moon rise was at 2:27. Moon set was at 15:00. Moon rise is at 2:49 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 12 hours, 33 minutes which is 44 minutes longer than yesterday.

National Maritime Day is in three days. Memorial Day is in six days. -Bernie-

May 18: ORD

Today is May 18th. It's the 138th day of the year. 227 days remain. It's week 20 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 70 and the normal low is 49. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 70 and 49.

On the warm side, in 1996 the high was 90 with the record-tying warmest low of 72 (tied with 1911). In 1984 the high was 91 with a low of 61, a 30 degree spread. In 1998 the high was 90 with a low of 62. In 1979 the high was 85 with a low of 60. In 1982 the high was 82 with a low of 61. The record high of 93 was set in 1962. 24 highs over the last 30 years have been: 50s (7), 60s (8) and 70s (9). Six highs were in the warmer: 80s (3) and 90s (3).

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 92 with a low of 64, a hot day. In 1975 the high was 86 with a low of 50, a 36 degree spread and hot day. In 1971 the high was 85 with a low of 69, a warm day. In 1970 the high was 78 with a low of 45, a 33 degree spread. in 1969 the high was 47 with a low of 45, a two degree spread and cool. In 1967 the high was 85 with a low of 55, a 30 degree spread. in 1965 the high was 82 with a low of 46, a 36 degree spread. In 1964 the high was 89 with a low of 56, a 33 degree spread and hot. In 1962 the high was 91 with a low of 71, a hot day and year of the record high. In 1961 the high was 55 with a low of 41, a cool day.

More recently, we had large spreads of 36 degrees in 1997 (77/41), 33 degrees in 1993 (70/37), 30 degrees in 1987 (81/51) and 30 degrees in 1988 (70/40).

On the cool side, in 2002 the high was 54 with the record low of 34 degrees (broke the former record of 35 set way back in 1894). Other cool highs were 54 in 1991, 55 in 1986, 55 last year, 57 in 1981 and 58 in 1995. Another cold low was 37 in 1993. The record coolest high of 45 was set way back in 1900. 16 of the last 30 lows were 40s. Three lows were in the colder 30s. 11 lows were in the warmer: 50s (6), 60s (4) and 70s (1).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:57 and sunrise was at 5:29. Sunset is at 20:11 and twilight ends at 20:44. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:56 and sunrise is at 5:28. There's a total of 14 hours, 42 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 47 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent, having reached last quarter yesterday at 2:26. Illumination was 41% at midnight, will be 36% at noon and 31% at midnight tonight. Moon rise was at 2:06. Moon set was at 13:55. Moon rise is at 2:27 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 11 hours, 49 minutes which is 42 minutes longer than yesterday.

National Maritime Day is in four days. Memorial Day is in a week. -Bernie-

May 17: ORD

Today is May 17th. It's the 137th day of the year. 228 days remain. It's week 20 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 70 and the normal low is 48. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 71 and 48.

On the warm side, in 2001 the high was 85 with a low of 62. In 1982 the high was 87 with a low of 56, a 31 degree spread. Other 80s highs of note were 89 in 1987, 88 in 1996, 86 in 1998, 85 in 1984 and 82 in 1992. Another warm low was 62 in 1999. The record high of 94 was set in 1962 and record warmest low of 70 was set in 1977. 25 of the highs over the last 30 years have been: 60s (9), 70s (6) and 80s (10). Five highs were in the cooler: 40s (1) and 50s (4).

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 86 with a low of 63, a hot day and year of the record warmest low. In 1975 the high was 74 with a low of 43, a 31 degree spread. In 1972 the high was 80 with a low of 50, a 30 degree spread. In 1971 the high was 88 with a low of 48, a 40 degree spread and hot. In 1967 the high was 74 with a low of 44, a 30 degree spread. In 1964 the high was 80 with a low of 49, a 31 degree spread. In 1962 the high was 92 with a low of 71, a hot day. 1962 was also the year of the record high.

More recently, we had a small spread of seven degrees in 1980 (56/49). The large spreads were: 40 degrees in 1984 (85/45), 39 degrees in 1996 (88/49), 38 degrees in 1987 (89/51), 36 degrees in 1998 (86/50), 35 degrees in 1989 (80/45) and 30 degrees in 1992 (82/52).

On the cool side, in 2002 the record coolest high of 45 was established (broke the former record of 46 degrees in 1945). The low in 2002 was 36. This ties the record which was set in 1973. In 1983 the high was 58 with a low of 37. Other cool highs were 55 in 1981, 56 in 1980 and 59 in 1994. 15 of the last 30 lows were 40s. Three lows were in the colder 30s. 12 lows were in the warmer: 50s (10) and 60s (2).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:58 and sunrise was at 5:30. Sunset is at 20:10 and twilight ends at 20:42. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:57 and sunrise is at 5:29. There's a total of 14 hours, 40 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 44 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent, having reached last quarter today at 2:26. Illumination was 51% at midnight, will be 46% at noon and 41% at midnight tonight. Moon rise was at 1:44. Moon set was at 12:51. Moon rise is at 2:06 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 11 hours, 7 minutes which is 40 minutes longer than yesterday.

National Maritime Day is in five days. Memorial Day is in eight days. -Bernie-

May 16: ORD

Today is May 16th. It's the 136th day of the year. 229 days remain. It's week 20 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 70 and the normal low is 47. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 71 and 48.

On the warm side, in 2001 the high was 89 with a low of 64. A decade earlier, in 1991, the high was 86 with a low of 63. The next year, 1992, the high was 88 with a low of 58, a 30 degree spread. In 1998 the high was 82 with a low of 62. In 1986 the high was 79 with a low of 62. Other mid 80s highs were all 83 degrees, in 1982, 1987 and 1999. Other warm lows were 60 in 1990 and 59 in 1995. The record high of 94 and record warmest low of 69 were set on the same day in 1962. 14 of the highs over the last 30 years have been 60s. 15 highs were in the warmer: 70s (8) and 80s (7). One high was in the cooler 50s.

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 86 with a low of 61, a warm day. In 1969 the high was 85 with a low of 60, a warm day. In 1962 the high was 92 with a low of 69, a hot day. 1962 was also the year of the record high and record warmest low.

More recently, we had a small spread of 6 degrees in 1996 (57/51). The large spreads were: 40 degrees in 1987 (83/43), 35 degrees in 1997 (68/33), 33 degrees in 2004 (70/37), 33 degrees last year (73/40) and 32 degrees in 1981 (75/43).

On the cool side, no means were at least 11 and a half degrees below normal, but there were some cooler temperatures. In 1996 the high was just 57, O'Hare's only sub-60 degree high for the date. Colder lows were 35 in 1983 and the record low of 33, occurring in 1997. The former record low of 34 occurred way back in 1888. The record coolest high of 44 was set way back in 1891. 15 of the last 30 lows were 40s. Four lows were in the colder 30s. 11 lows were in the warmer: 50s (6) and 60s (5).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 4:59 and sunrise was at 5:31. Sunset is at 20:09 and twilight ends at 20:41. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:58 and sunrise is at 5:30. There's a total of 14 hours, 38 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 42 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, heading towards the last quarter tomorrow at 2:26. Illumination was 60% at midnight, will be 56% at noon and 51% at midnight tonight. Moon rise was at 1:21. Moon set was at 11:48. Moon rise is at 1:44 tomorrow. Moon set is at 12:51 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 10 hours, 27 minutes which is 36 minutes longer than yesterday.

Armed Forces Day is today. A sister of mine, Maria, celebrates a birthday today. National Maritime Day is in six days. Memorial Day is in nine days. -Bernie-

May 15: ORD

Today is May 15th. It's the 135th day of the year. 230 days remain. It's week 20 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 69 and the normal low is 47. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 69 and 48.

On the warm side, in 1998 the high was 86 with a low of 64. In 1991 the high was 87 with a low of 57, a 30 degree spread. In 1988 the high was 80 with a low of 63. In 2001 the high was 88 with a low of 55, a 33 degree spread. In 1982 the high was 85 with a low of 56. Two years ago the high was 80 with a low of 57. The record high of 91 and record warmest low of 71 were set on the same day in 1962. There's a fairly even distribution of highs over the last 30 years: 50s (7), 60s (9), 70s (8) and 80s (6).

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1971 the high was 83 with a low of 58, a warm day. In 1968 the high was 82 with a low of 60, a warm day. In 1965 the high was 81 with a low of 60, a warm day. In 1964 the high was 81 with a low of 45, a 36 degree spread. In 1962 the high was 89 with a low of 71, a hot day. 1962 was also the year of the record high and record warmest low.

More recently, we had large spreads of 35 degrees in 1992 (77/42) and 35 degrees in 2002 (75/40).

On the cool side, in 1997 the high was 51 with a low of 38. In 1983 the high was 53 with a low of 37. The other highs in the mid 50s were 54 in 2005, 55 in 2004, 57 in 2003 and 57 last year. The other 30s lows were 38 in 1984 and 39 in 2004. The record low of 35 was set way back in 1895. The record coolest high of 44 was set back in 1904. 17 of the last 30 lows were 40s. Four lows were in the colder 30s. Nine lows were in the warmer: 50s (7) and 60s (2).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 5:00 and sunrise was at 5:32. Sunset is at 20:08 and twilight ends at 20:40. Tomorrow twilight begins at 4:59 and sunrise is at 5:31. There's a total of 14 hours, 36 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 40 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, heading towards the last quarter on Sunday. Illumination was 69% at midnight, will be 65% at noon and 60% at midnight tonight. Moon rise was at 0:54. Moon set was at 10:45. Moon rise is at 1:21 tomorrow. Moon set is at 11:48 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 51 minutes which is 31 minutes longer than yesterday.

Armed Forces Day is tomorrow. A sister of mine, Maria, will celebrate a birthday tomorrow. National Maritime Day is in a week. Memorial Day is in ten days. -Bernie-

May 14: ORD

Today is May 14th. It's the 134th day of the year. 231 days remain. It's week 20 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 69 and the normal low is 47. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 69 and 47.

On the warm side, in 1982 the high was the record of 92 degrees with a low of 60. In 1991 the high was 87 with a low of 60. Two years ago the high was 90 with a low of 56. In 1985 the high was 86 with a low of 54. Other 80s highs were 84 in 1987, 84 in 1998, 81 in 1988 and 80 in 1993. The record warmest low of 68 was set in 1962. 14 highs were in the 60s. On the warmer side, ten highs were: 70s (2), 80s (6) and 90s (2). On the cooler side, six highs were in the 50s.

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 48 with a low of 44, a four degree spread and cold day. In 1973 the high was 53 with a low of 34, a cool day. In 1968 the high was 78 with a low of 61, a warm day. In 1965 the high was 84 with a low of 46, a 38 degree spread. In 1964 the high was 68 with a low of 36, a 32 degree spread. In 1962 the high was 86 with a low of 67, a hot day and year of the record warmest low. In 1961 the high was 83 with a low of 60, a warm day. In 1960 the high was 77 with a low of 43, a 34 degree spread.

More recently, we had a small spread of five degrees in 1981 (50/45). The large spreads were: 42 degrees in 1988 (81/39), 37 degrees in 1993 (80/43), 33 degrees in 1984 (69/36), 32 degrees in 1998 (84/52) and 30 degrees in 1987 (84/54).

On the cool side, in 1981 the high was 50 with a low of 45. In 1996 the high was 57 with a low of 38. The other highs in the mid 50s were 55 in 1997 and 56 in 2006. The other 30s lows were 36 in 1984 and 39 in 1988. The record low of 32 and record coldest high of 40 were both set on the same day way back in 1895. 18 of the last 30 lows were 40s. Three lows were in the colder 30s. Nine lows were in the warmer: 50s (7) and 60s (2).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 5:01 and sunrise was at 5:33. Sunset is at 20:07 and twilight ends at 20:39. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:00 and sunrise is at 5:32. There's a total of 14 hours, 34 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 38 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, heading towards the last quarter on Sunday. Illumination was 78% at midnight, will be 74% at noon and 69% at midnight tonight. Moon rise was at 0:23. Moon set was at 9:43. Moon rise is at 0:54 tomorrow. Moon set is at 10:45 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 20 minutes which is 38 minutes longer than yesterday.

Armed Forces Day is in two days. A sister of mine, Maria, will celebrate a birthday in two days. National Maritime Day is in eight days. Memorial Day is in 11 days. -Bernie-

May 13: ORD

Today is May 13th. It's the 133rd day of the year. 232 days remain. It's week 19 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 69 and the normal low is 46. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 68 and 46.

On the warm side, in 1991 the high was the record of 89 degrees which tied the record set in 1956. The low was 64 in 1991. In 2004 the high was 78 with a low of 65. The only other 80s high was 86 in 1982. The only other 60s low was 61 in 1983. The record warmest low of 72 occurred in 1956. 28 highs were in the: 50s (7), 60s (10) and 70s (11). On the warmer side, two highs were in the 40s.

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 82 with a low of 57, a warm day. In 1975 the high was 73 with a low of 37, a 36 degree spread. In 1971 the high was 73 with a low of 37, a 36 degree spread. In 1968 the high was 77 with a low of 43, a 34 degree spread. In 1966 the high was 44 with a low of 40, a four degree spread and cold day. In 1964 the high was 51 with a low of 40, a cool day. In 1962 the high was 84 with a low of 57, a warm day. In 1961 the high was 86 with a low of 61, a hot day.

More recently, we had a small spread of five degrees in 1999 (53/48). The large spreads were: 38 degrees in 1987 (78/40), 35 degrees in 1982 (86/51), 33 degrees last year (73/40), 32 degrees in 1984 (72/40) and 31 degrees in 2001 (68/37).

On the cool side, in 1996 the high was 56 with the record low of 34. The record low also occurred way back in 1888. A decade later (and three years ago), the high was 50 with a low of 42. The other 30s lows were 37 in 2001 and 39 in 1997. The other cool highs were 53 in 1999, 55 in 1997, 56 in 2002 and 57 in 1993. Just outside the cool zone, the high was 59 in 1989. The record coldest high of 41 was set way back in 1883. 21 of the last 30 lows were 40s. Three lows were in the colder 30s. Six lows were in the warmer: 50s (3) and 60s (3).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 5:02 and sunrise was at 5:34. Sunset is at 20:06 and twilight ends at 20:38. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:01 and sunrise is at 5:33. There's a total of 14 hours, 32 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 36 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, heading towards the last quarter on Sunday. Illumination was 85% at midnight, will be 81% at noon and 78% at midnight tonight. Moon set was at 8:42. Moon rise is at 0:23 tomorrow. Moon set is at 9:43 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 42 minutes which is 44 minutes longer than yesterday.

Armed Forces Day is in three days. A sister of mine, Maria, will celebrate a birthday in three days. National Maritime Day is in nine days. Memorial Day is in 12 days. -Bernie-

May 12: ORD

Today is May 12th. It's the 132nd day of the year. 233 days remain. It's week 19 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 68 and the normal low is 46. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 67 and 47.

On the warm side, in 2004 the high was 85 degrees with the record warmest low of 66. In 1991 the high was 84 with a low of 63. In 2000 the high was 85 with a low of 60. In 1992 the high was 77 with a low of 62. Other 80s highs were 84 in 1993, 81 in 1982, 80 in 1988 and 80 in 1985. The only upper 70s high was 79 in 1998. The record high of 92 occurred in 1956. 29 highs were in the: 50s (8), 60s (8), 70s (6) and 80s (7). On the cooler side, one high was in the 40s.

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1974 the high was 55 with a low of 48, a seven degree spread. In 1970 the high was 81 with a low of 49, a 32 degree spread. In 1968 the high was 77 with a low of 46, a 31 degree spread. In 1967 the high was 52 with a low of 38, a cool day. In 1966 the high was 44 with a low of 40, a four degree spread and cold day. In 1965 the high was 81 with a low of 47, a 34 degree spread. In 1961 the high was 83 with a low of 50, a 33 degree spread.

More recently, we had large spreads of 43 degrees in 1993 (84/41), 32 degrees in 1998 (79/47), 31 degrees in 1981 (62/31) and 30 degrees in 1982 (81/51).

On the cool side, in 2006 the high was 47 with a low of 36. A decade earlier, in 1996, the high was 50 with a low of 35. The other 30s lows were the record low of 31 in 1981, 38 in 1989 and 38 in 2001. The other cool highs (lower and mid 50s) were: 50 in 2002, 54 in 1979, 55 in 1990, 55 in 2005 and 56 last year. The record coldest high of 44 was set way back in 1882. 16 of the last 30 lows were 40s. Five lows were in the colder 30s. Nine lows were in the warmer: 50s (5) and 60s (4).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 5:03 and sunrise was at 5:35. Sunset is at 20:05 and twilight ends at 20:37. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:02 and sunrise is at 5:34. There's a total of 14 hours, 30 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 34 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, heading towards the last quarter on Sunday. Illumination was 91% at midnight, will be 88% at noon and 85% at midnight tonight. Moon set was at 7:44. Moon rise is at 23:46 and moon set is at 8:42 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 58 minutes which is 8 minutes longer than yesterday.

Armed Forces Day is in four days. A sister of mine, Maria, will celebrate a birthday in four days. National Maritime Day is in ten days. Memorial Day is in 13 days. -Bernie-

May 11: ORD

Today is May 11th. It's the 131st day of the year. 234 days remain. It's week 19 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 68 and the normal low is 46. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 71 and 48.

On the warm side, in 1982 the high was a record 89 degrees with a low of 58, a 31 degree spread. Three years later, in 1985, the high was 87 with a low of 60. In 1992 the high was 84 with a low of 61. Five years prior, in 1987, the high was 88 with a low of 53, a 35 degree spread. In 1991 the high was 85 with a low of 56. Other 80s highs were 82 in 2004 and 80 in 1986. Six of the highs in the 80s occurred between 1982 and 1992. 2004 was the lone exception. Another upper 50s low was 58 in 2000. The record warmest low of 70 occurred way back in 1881. 25 highs were in the: 60s (7), 70s (11) and 80s (7). On the cooler side, five highs were in the: 40s (1) and 50s (4).

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 66 with a low of 59, a seven degree spread. In 1977 the high was 73 with a low of 39, a 34 degree spread. In 1972 the high was 73 with a low of 42, a 31 degree spread. In 1971 the high was 74 with a low of 44, a 30 degree spread. In 1966 the high was 45 with a low of 34, a cold day. In 1961 the high was 77 with a low of 44, a 33 degree spread. In 1960 the high was 46 with a low of 37, a cold day.

More recently, we had large spreads of 30 degrees in 1986 (80/50), 30 degrees in 1988 (75/45) and 33 degrees in 1983 (73/40).

On the cool side, in 1981 the high was 45 with the record low of 33. 15 years later, in 1996, the high was 52 with a low of 38. The other 30s lows were 38 in 2006, 37 in 1990 and 36 in 1989. The record coldest high of 41 was set way back in 1907. 23 of the last 30 lows were: 40s (12) and 50s (11). Five lows were in the colder 30s. Two lows were in the warmer 60s.

Today is a major day in Chicago's snow history. In 1966, O'Hare recorded 1.6 inches of snow. Rockford had an inch.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 5:05 and sunrise was at 5:36. Sunset is at 20:04 and twilight ends at 20:36. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:03 and sunrise is at 5:35. There's a total of 14 hours, 28 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 31 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, having reached the full Flower moon three nights ago at 23:01. Illumination was 96% at midnight, will be 94% at noon and 91% at midnight tonight. Moon set was at 6:51. Moon rise is at 23:01 and moon set is at 7:44 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 50 minutes which is 7 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Armed Forces Day is in five days. A sister of mine, Maria, will celebrate a birthday in five days. National Maritime Day is in 11 days. Memorial Day is in two weeks. -Bernie-

May 10: ORD

Today is May 10th. It's the 130th day of the year. 235 days remain. It's week 19 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 68 and the normal low is 45. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 72 and 48.

On the warm side, in 1979 the high was 90 degrees with a low of 67. The record high of 89 occurred way back in 1896. Keep in mind, O'Hare was not the official station of record for Chicago in 1979. This is why that high of 90 is not considered the record. In 1979 Midway was the official station of record and the high was 86 there. In 1987 the high was 88 with a low of 61. That high of 88 fell a degree short of tying the record high. In 1993 the high was 87 with a low of 62. In 2005 the high was 82 with a low of 60, a 36 degree spread. A year earlier, in 2004, the high was 84 with a low of 56. Two years ago the temperatures repeated, as the high was 84 with a low of 56. In 1982 the high was 86 with a low of 53, a 33 degree spread. In 2001 the high was 81 with a low of 58. Other 80s highs were 83 in 1992 and 82 in 1985. The record warmest low of 69 was set way back in 1896, part of that scorching record-high day. 26 highs were in the: 60s (9), 70s (8) and 80s (9). On the warmer side, one high was in the 90s. On the cooler side, three highs were in the: 30s (1) and 50s (2). There have been no highs in the 40s.

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1978 the high was 72 with a low of 41, a 31 degree spread. In 1977 the high was 62 with a low of 31, a 31 degree spread. In 1975 the high was 75 with a low of 45, a 30 degree spread. In 1972 the high was 67 with a low of 35, a 32 degree spread. In 1971 the high was 73 with a low of 42, a 31 degree spread. In 1970 the high was 77 with a low of 58, a warm day. In 1966 the high was 52 with a low of 24, a cold day. In 1960 the high was 39 with a low of 37, a two degree spread and cold day. That high of 39 ties the record coldest high, but unofficially. In 1959 the high was 82 with a low of 61, a warm day.

More recently, we had a small spread of five degrees in 1995 (54/49). The large spreads were: 42 degrees in 1983 (70/28), 32 degrees in 1999 (74/42), 31 degrees in 1984 (68/37) and 30 degrees in 1985 (82/52).

On the cool side, in 1981 the high was the record coldest high of 39 with a low of 35, a four degree spread. In 1990 the high was 50 with a low of 36. Another cold low was 28 in 1983. The other 30s lows were 37 in 1984, 38 last year, 39 in 1989 and 39 in 1996. The only other 50s high was 54 in 1995. The record low of 28 was set in 1983, the year of our biggest spread (see previous section). 19 of the last 30 lows were: 40s (11) and 50s (8). Seven lows were in the colder: 20s (1) and 30s (6). Four lows were in the warmer 60s.

Today is not a major day in Chicago's snow history. Stay tuned, for in one day we had what was our last snow event for the Spring. However, Tom Skilling answered a question from someone who's mother remembered snow on a Mother's Day. Skilling said that back in 1954 Midway recorded a trace of snow on a chilly, rainy day. The low that day was 36 but some suburban areas were near freezing. Skilling pointed out that two years later, in 1956, the high was 89 and this was the warmest Mother's Day. Keep in mind that the first Mother's Day was in 1914.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 5:06 and sunrise was at 5:37. Sunset is at 20:03 and twilight ends at 20:34. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:05 and sunrise is at 5:36. There's a total of 14 hours, 26 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 28 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, having reached the full Flower moon two nights ago at 23:01. Illumination was 99% at midnight, will be 97% at noon and 96% at midnight tonight. Moon set was at 6:05. Moon rise is at 22:08 and moon set is at 6:51 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 57 minutes which is 21 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Mother's Day is today. Armed Forces Day is in six days. A sister of mine, Maria, will celebrate a birthday in six days. National Maritime Day is in 12 days. Memorial Day is in 15 days. -Bernie-

May 9: ORD

Today is May 9th. It's the 129th day of the year. 236 days remain. It's week 19 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 67 and the normal low is 45. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 72 and 48.

On the warm side, in 1979 the high was a near-record 89 degrees with a low of 69. In 1993 the high was 87 with a low of 60. In 1987 the high was 85 with a low of 55, a 30 degree spread. In 2004 the high was 88 with a low of 52, a 36 degree spread. A year later in 2005, the high was 77 with a low of 62. Two years prior, in 2003, the high was 84 with a low of 54, a 30 degree spread. Two years ago the high was 77 with a low of 61. Other 80s highs were 81 in 1985 and 80 in 2001. The record high of 94 and record warmest low of 69 were set on the same day back in 1934. O'Hare also had a low of 69 in 1979, but at the time O'Hare was not the official station of record for Chicago. Midway had a low of 67 in 1979 and furthermore, O'Hare's low was also 67 in 1965. 12 highs were in the 70s. On the warmer side, seven highs were in the 80s. On the cooler side, 11 highs were in the: 50s (4) and 60s (7).

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 51 with a low of 32, a cool day. In 1974 the high was 49 with a low of 37, a cold day. In 1970 the high was 78 with a low of 61, a warm day. In 1966 the high was 44 with a low of 27, a cold day. 1966 was also the year of the record coolest high (42 at Midway). In 1965 the high was 82 with a low of 67, a warm day. In 1963 the high was 86 with a low of 55, a 31 degree spread and hot day. In 1960 the high was 41 with a low of 36, a five degree spread. That high of 41 was actually colder than the record coldest high, but keep in mind, O'Hare was not the official station of record for Chicago in 1960.

More recently, we had large spreads of 34 degrees in 1981 (72/38) and 30 degrees in 1982 (76/46).

On the cool side, in 1983 the high was 55 with the record low of 27. All of the coldest temperatures happened in four of the five years from 1980 to 1984. Besides that record low in 1983, lows were 35 in 1980, 38 in 1981 and 37 in 1984. 1982 ranks as one of the warmer days (see prior section). The record coolest high of 42 was set in 1966. 22 of the last 30 lows were 40s (11) and 50s (11). Four lows were in the colder: 20s (1) and 30s (3). Four lows were in the warmer 60s.

Today is not a major day in Chicago's snow history. Stay tuned, for in two days we had what was our last snow event for the Spring.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:07 and sunrise is at 5:38. Sunset is at 20:02 and twilight ends at 20:33. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:06 and sunrise is at 5:37. There's a total of 14 hours, 24 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 26 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, having reached the full Flower moon last night at 23:01. Illumination was 100% at midnight, will be 99% at noon and 99% at midnight tonight. Moon set was at 5:26. Moon rise is at 21:08 and moon set is at 6:05 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 18 minutes which is 32 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Mother's Day is tomorrow. Armed Forces Day is in seven days. A sister of mine, Maria, will celebrate a birthday in seven days. National Maritime Day is in 13 days. Memorial Day is in 16 days. -Bernie-

May 8: ORD

Today is May 8th. It's the 128th day of the year. 237 days remain. It's week 19 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 67 and the normal low is 45. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 70 and 48.

On the warm side, in 1979 the high was a near-record 90 degrees with an above-record low of 68. The record warmest low is 67, set in 1963 at Midway. The 68 degree low at O'Hare is not the official reading of record for Chicago since O'Hare was not the official station of record in 1979; Midway was. In 2000 the high was 85 with a near-record low of 66. In 1993 the high was 85 with a low of 59. In 1990 the high was 81 with a low of 60. In 1988 the high was 85 with a low of 52, a 33 degree spread. To complete the listing of days of 11.5 or more degrees above normal mean, two years ago the high was 82 with a low of 54. Other 80s highs were 84 in 2004 and 85 in 2005. The only other mid 70s high was 76 in 2001. There were two other lows in the 50s: 52 in 1998 and 51 in 1997. The record high of 91 was set in 1963. 1963 was a scorchingly hot day as it's mean was 22 and a half degrees above normal. 24 of the last 30 highs were: 60s (9), 70s (8) and 70s (7). On the warmer side, one high was in the 90s. On the cooler side, one high was in the 40s and five highs were in the 50s.

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1977 the high was 70 with a low of 34, a 36 degree spread. In 1976 the high was 64 with a low of 34, a 30 degree spread. In 1974 the high was 45 with a low of 42, a three degree spread and cool day. In 1972 the high was 44 with a low of 39, a five degree spread and cool day. In 1971 the high was 74 with a low of 41, a 33 degree spread. In 1970 the high was 86 with a low of 63, a hot day. In 1968 the high was 78 with a low of 57, a warm day. In 1966 the high was 45 with a low of 35, a cool day. In 1965 the high was 83 with a low of 61, a warm day. In 1964 the high was 79 with a low of 61, a warm day. In 1963 the high was 90 with a low of 67, a hot day. In 1960 the high was 41 with a low of 35, a six degree spread.

More recently, we had large spreads of 31 degrees in 1981 (63/32), 32 degrees in 1992 (72/40), 35 degrees in 2004 (84/49) and 42 degrees in 2005 (85/43).

On the cool side, in 1983 the high was 48 with the record low of 29. The year later, 1984, the high was 51 with a low of 38. Another cold low was 32 in 1981. The only other 30s low was 39 in 1994. Another cool high was 54 in 1980. The record coolest high of 42 was set in 1960. 18 of the last 30 lows were 40s. Four lows were in the colder: 20s (1) and 30s (3). Eight lows were in the warmer: 50s (5) and 60s (3).

Today is not a major day in Chicago's snow history. Stay tuned, for in three days we had what was our last snow event for the Spring.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:08 and sunrise is at 5:40. Sunset is at 20:01 and twilight ends at 20:32. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:07 and sunrise is at 5:38. There's a total of 14 hours, 21 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 24 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous, heading towards the full Flower moon tonight at 23:01. Illumination was 99% at midnight, will be 100% at noon and 100% at midnight tonight. Moon set was at 4:53. Moon rise is at 20:03 and moon set is at 5:26 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 50 minutes which is 39 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Mother's Day is in two days. Armed Forces Day is in eight days. A sister of mine, Maria, will celebrate a birthday in eight days. National Maritime Day is in two weeks. Memorial Day is in 17 days. -Bernie-

May 7: ORD

Today is May 7th. It's the 127th day of the year. 238 days remain. It's week 19 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 67 and the normal low is 44. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 67 and 46.

On the warm side, in 2000 the high was 77 with a low of 64. In 1979 the high was 81 with a low of 57. In 1993 the high was 78 with a low of 55. Other 80s highs were 84 in 1988 and 83 two years ago. Other mid 70s highs were 75 in 1990, 75 in 1995 and 73 in 1985. There were three other lows in the mid 50s: 55 in 1998, 53 in 1999 and 53 in 2001. The record high of 87 was set in 1964 and the record warmest low of 68 was set way back in 1880. 27 of the last 30 highs were: 50s (9), 60s (8) and 70s (10). On the warmer side, three highs were 80s.

In looking back through the years to the first May at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1976 the high was 52 with a low of 33, a cool day. In 1974 the high was 54 with a low of 32, a cool day. In 1973 the high was 60 with a low of 53, a seven degree spread. In 1972 the high was 47 with a low of 42, a five degree spread. In 1970 the high was 78 with a low of 38, a 40 degree spread. In 1969 the high was 76 with a low of 58, a warm day. In 1966 the high was 73 with a low of 35, a 38 degree spread. In 1965 the high was 83 with a low of 61, a warm day. In 1964 the high was 85 with a low of 61, the year of the current record high (87 at Midway) and a warm day. In 1963 the high was 81 with a low of 49, a 32 degree spread and warm day. In 1960 the high was 51 with a low of 36, a cool day.

More recently, we had small spreads of four degrees in 1998 (59/55) and five degrees in 1999 (58/53). The large spreads were 44 degrees in 1988 (84/40), 37 degrees in 1992 (71/34), 36 degrees two years ago (83/47), 35 degrees in 1985 (73/38) and 34 degrees three years ago (71/37).

On the cool side, in 1989 the high was 57 with the record low of 29. Another cold low was 32 in 1981. Other cool highs were 53 in 1994 and 55 in 2004. The record coolest high of 43 occurred in 1931. 14 of the last 30 lows were 40s. Seven lows were in the colder: 20s (1) and 30s (6). Nine lows were in the warmer: 50s (8) and 60s (1).

Today is not a major day in Chicago's snow history. Stay tuned, for in four days we had what was our last snow event for the Spring.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:10 and sunrise is at 5:41. Sunset is at 20:00 and twilight ends at 20:31. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:08 and sunrise is at 5:40. There's a total of 14 hours, 19 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 21 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous, heading towards the full Flower moon tomorrow at 23:01. Illumination was 96% at midnight, will be 98% at noon and 99% at midnight tonight. Moon set was at 4:25. Moon rise is at 18:56 and moon set is at 4:53 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 29 minutes which is 43 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Mother's Day is in three days. Armed Forces Day is in nine days. A sister of mine, Maria, will celebrate a birthday in nine days. National Maritime Day is in 15 days. Memorial Day is in 18 days. -Bernie-