November 25: ORD

Today is November 25th. It's the 329th day of the year. 36 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 42 and the normal low is 28. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 43 and 29.

On the warm side, in 1988 the high was 57 with a low of 42. A decade later, in 1998, the high was 53 with a low of 46, a seven degree spread. The year earlier, 1997, the high was 57 with a low of 37. Three years ago, in 2006, the high was 58 with a low of 36. Another warm high was 54 in 1984. Another warm low was 42 in 2001. The record high of 65 was set way back in 1908. The record warmest low of 49 occurred back in 1915. The last 60s high that both O'Hare and Midway had was in 1976 at exactly 60 degrees. Rockford had a high of 59 that day. After that warm-up, temperatures plummeted to lows in the single digits (O'Hare had lows of 6, 1 and 6 on the 28th, 29th and 30th in 1976). Over the last 31 years, 29 highs have been: 30s (8), 40s (12) and 50s (9). Two highs were 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 1977 the high was 33 with a low of 8, a cold day. In 1976 the high was a warm 60 with a low of 34, a warm day. In 1973 the high was 45 with a low of 39, a six degree spread. In 1972 the high was 37 with a low of 33, a four degree spread. In 1966 the high was a warm 62 with a low of 34, a another warm day. In 1965 the low was just 42 degrees, warm for this time of year. In 1964 the high was 52 with a low of 19, a 33 degree spread. In 1961 the high was a warm 55 degrees. In 1960 the high was a warm 56 degrees. In 1959 the high was 28 with a low of 18, a cold day.

More recently, there were no large spreads. There were small spreads of four degrees in 1993 (42/38), five degrees in 1987 (42/37), seven degrees in 1992 (46/39) and seven degrees in 2001 (49/42).

On the cool side, in 1991 the high was the record coolest high of 24 with a low of 13. Four years ago, in 2005, the high was 27 with a low of 13. The record low of 0 was set in 1950. 25 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (13) and 30s (12). Three lows were in the cooler 10s and 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 6:25 and sunrise is at 6:56. Sunset is at 16:24 and twilight ends at 16:55. Chicago's sunset is at 16:23 and twilight ends at 16:54. Tomorrow twilight begins at 6:26 and sunrise is at 6:57. There's a total of 9 hours, 28 minutes of daylight today (two minutes less than yesterday) and 10 hours, 30 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous, having reached first quarter yesterday at 15:39. Illumination was 53% at midnight, will be 58% at noon and 63% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 12:37. Moonset is at 0:45 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 11 hours, 23 minutes which is five minutes shorter than yesterday.

Thanksgiving is tomorrow. Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is in 12 days. -Bernie-

November 24: ORD

Today is November 24th. It's the 328th day of the year. 37 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 43 and the normal low is 28. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 43 and 27.

On the warm side, in 2001 the high was 64 with a low of 49. Other warm highs were 60 in 2006, 59 in 1988 and 58 in 1998. The record high of 69 and record warmest low of 54 were set on the same day in 1966. Over the last 31 years, 21 highs have been: 30s (10) and 40s (11). Seven highs were in the warmer: 50s (5) and 60s (2). Three highs were 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 1974 the high was a warm 60 degrees. In 1973 the high was 59 with a low of 45, a warm day. In 1970 the high was 25 with a low of 13, a cold day. In 1966 the high was 68 with a low of 54, a another warm day. 1966 was also the year of the record high and record warmest low.

More recently, there was a large spread of 34 degrees in 1989 (44/10). There were small spreads of five degrees in 1992 (42/37) and seven degrees in 1996 (39/32).

On the cool side, in 1985 the high was 27 with a low of 11. In 1982 the high was 28 with a low of 14. In 1995 the high was 34 with a low of 13. In 1991 the high was 28 with a low of 19. Other cool lows were 10 in 1989, 16 in 1997 and 16 in 2005. Other cool highs were 30 in both 1983 and two decades later in 2003. The record low of -2 and record coolest high of 7 were set on the same day in 1950. 22 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (10) and 30s (12). Eight lows were in the cooler 10s. One low was in the warmer 40s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:24 and sunrise is at 6:55. Sunset is at 16:25 and twilight ends at 16:56. Chicago's sunset is at 16:23 and twilight ends at 16:54. Tomorrow twilight begins at 6:25 and sunrise is at 6:56. There's a total of 9 hours, 30 minutes of daylight today (n/a minutes less than yesterday) and 10 hours, 32 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous, having reached first quarter today at 15:39. Illumination was 44% at midnight, will be 49% at noon and 53% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 12:16. Moonset is at 23:44. Moonlight time is 11 hours, 28 minutes which is n/a minutes longer/shorter than yesterday.

Thanksgiving is in two days. Pearl Harbor Day is in 13 days. -Bernie-

November 23: ORD

Today is November 23rd. It's the 327th day of the year. 38 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 43 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 63 with a low of 40. In 2001 the high was 59 with a low of 44. In 1998 the high was 60 with a low of 40. In 2003 the high was 65 with a low of 30, a 35 degree spread. Other warm highs were 60 in 1983, 58 in 2006 and 55 in 1993. The record high of 69 and record warmest low of 62 were set on the same day back in 1931. Over the last 31 years, 20 highs have been: 30s (9) and 40s (11). Ten highs were in the warmer: 50s (6) and 60s (4). 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 1977 the high was 38 with a low of 33, a five degree spread. In 1974 the high was a warm 61 with a low of 40, a warm day. In 1972 the high was a cool 31 degrees. In 1970 the high was 21 with a low of 10, a cold day. In 1968 the high was 55 with a low of 44, a warm day. In 1966 the high was 62 with a low of 53, a another warm day. In 1958 the high was 58 with a low of 38, a warm day.

More recently, there were no other large spreads. There were small spreads of two degrees in 1992 (39/37) and three degrees in 1996 (37/34).

On the cool side, in 1989 the high was 27 with a low of 10. In 1985 the high was 36 with a low of 13. Other cool lows were 17 in 1981, 18 in 1982, 20 in 1995 and 20 in 1997. The record low of -1 was set in 1950. The record coolest high of 19 occurred way back in 1893. 24 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (10) and 30s (14). 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 three days. -Bernie-

November 22: ORD

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-

November 21: ORD

Today is November 21st. It's the 325th day of the year. 40 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 30. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 44 and 29.

On the warm side, in 1990 the high was 66 with a low of 49. In 1979 the high was 60 with a low of 47. Another warm high was 57 in 1992. The record high of 72 and record warmest low of 62 were set on the same day back in 1913. Over the last 31 years, 27 highs have been: 30s (10), 40s (8) and 50s (9). Two highs were in the warmer 60s. Two highs were 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 1976 the high was 36 with a low of 29, a seven degree spread. In 1975 the high was 39 with a low of 33, a six degree spread. In 1974 the high was 38 with a low of 31, a seven degree spread. In 1973 the high was a warm 61 with a low of 36, a warm day. In 1972 the high was 37 with a low of 31, a six degree spread. In 1967 the high was 40 with a low of 33, a seven degree spread. In 1964 the high was just 15 with a low of 5, a cold day. In 1963 the high was 62 with a warm low of 43, a warm day.

More recently, there were no large spreads. There were small spreads of four degrees in 1988 (35/31), five degrees in 1978 (31/26), and seven degrees in 1996 (37/30).

On the cool side, in 2000 the high was 24 with a low of 14. In 1985 the high was 35 with a low of 13. In 1981 the high was 30 with a low of 20. In 1987 the high was 35 with a low of 16. Another cool low was 16 in 1984. Another cool high was 31 in 1978. The record low of 1 and record coolest high of 11 were set on the same day way back in 1880. 23 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (8) and 30s (15). Five 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 five days. -Bernie-

November 20: ORD

Today is November 20th. It's the 324th day of the year. 41 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 30. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 46 and 31.

On the warm side, in 1982 the high was 66 with a low of 42. A decade later, in 1992, the high was 63 with a low of 40. In 1994 the high was 59 with a low of 44. Two years ago the high was 55 with a low of 45. In 2003 the high was 65 with a low of 34, a 31 degree spread. In 1983 the high was 58 with a low of 40. In 1979 the high was 60 with a low of 37. In 2004 the high was 54 with a low of 43. Other warm highs were 58 in the back to back years of 1989 and 1990. The record high of 68 was set back in 1930. The record warmest low of 62 occurred back in 1913. Over the last 31 years, 25 highs have been: 30s (8), 40s (9) and 50s (8). Four highs were in the warmer 60s. Two highs were 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 1977 the high was a warm 60 degrees. In 1975 the high was a warm 60 degrees. In 1973 the high was 58 with a low of 42, a warm day. In 1969 the high was 28 with a low of 15, a cool day. In 1968 the high was a cool 30 degrees. In 1967 the high was 34 with a low of 32, a mere two degree spread. In 1964 the high was a cool 32 with a low of 13, a cool day. In 1963 the high was 53 with a warm low of 44.

More recently, there were no other large spreads. There were small spreads of four degrees in 1986 (37/33), seven degrees in 1978 (32/25), and seven degrees in 1998 (34/27).

On the cool side, in 1985 the high was 27 with a low of 17. In 2000 the high was 29 with a low of 18. Another cool low was 18 in 1984. Another cool high was 32 in 1978. The record low of 8 was set way back in 1873. The record coolest high of 20 occurred way back in 1887. 22 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (12) and 30s (10). Three lows were in the cooler 10s. Six 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 six days. -Bernie-

November 19: ORD

Today is November 19th. It's the 323rd day of the year. 42 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 45 and the normal low is 30. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 50 and 33.

On the warm side, in 1983 the high was 63 with a low of 51. In 1991 the high was 70 with a low of 44. In 1979 the high was 65 with a low of 40. In 1982 the high was 60 with a low of 48. In 2004 the high was 55 with a low of 49, a six degree spread. Other warm highs were 63 in 1985, 59 in 1999 and 59 in 2007. The record high of 75 was set back in 1930. The record warmest low of 61 occurred back in 1934. Over the last 31 years, 22 highs have been: 40s (12) and 50s (10). Two highs were in the warmer: 60s (4) and 70s (1). Four highs were in the cooler 30s.

In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1975 the high was a warm 65 degrees with a low of 39, a warm day. In 1974 the low was a warm 44 degrees. In 1972 the high was 39 with a low of 33, a six degree spread. In 1971 the high was 43 with a low of 37, a six degree spread. In 1969 the high was a cool 32 with a low of 19, a cool day. In 1968 the high was 34 with a low of 27, a seven degree spread. In 1964 the high was a cool 32 with a low of 19, a cool day. In 1961 the high was a cool 33 with a low of 30, a mere three degree spread.

More recently, there was a large spread of 37 degrees in 1985 (63/26). There were small spreads of three degrees in 1992 (42/39), six degrees in 1996 (32/26), seven degrees in 1986 (34/27) and seven degrees in 1988 (48/41).

On the cool side, there were no days of a mean of at least 11.5 degrees below normal. The cool highs were 32 in 1996 and 33 in 1997 (back to back years). The record low of 10 and record coolest high of 22 were set way on the same day way back in 1894. 25 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (14) and 30s (11). Five lows were in the warmer: 40s (5) and 50s (1).

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 a week. -Bernie-

November 18: ORD

Today is November 18th. It's the 322nd day of the year. 43 days remain. It's week 46 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 46 and the normal low is 30. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 49 and 33.

On the warm side, in 1979 the high was 71 with a low of 44. Two decades later, in 1999, the high was 71 with a low of 44. In 1991 the high was 67 with a low of 44. A decade after that, in 2001, the high was 63 with a low of 48. In 1985 the high was 60 with a low of 50. In 2004 the high was 61 with a low of 49. The year prior, in 2003, the high was 61 with a low of 48. Another warm high was 60 in 1998. The record high of 72 was set in 1953. The record warmest low of 55 occurred back in 1941. Over the last 31 years, 28 highs have been: 30s (6), 40s (9), 50s (7) and 60s (6). Two highs were in the warmer 70s. 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 1976 the high was a warm 58 degrees with a low of 26, a 32 degree spread. In 1975 the high was 68 with a low of 44, a warm day. In 1973 the high was 60 with a low of 43, a warm day. In 1972 the high was 35 with a low of 32, a three degree spread. In 1971 the high was 61 with a low of 43, a warm day. In 1969 the high was 55, then the temperature began falling to a low of 15 degrees on the 20th, a 40 degree plunge. In 1968 the high was 39 with a low of 34, a mere five degree spread. In 1959 the high was 32 with a low of 13, a cool day.

More recently, there were no large spreads. There were small spreads of five degrees in 1995 (39/34), six degrees in 1992 (41/35), six degrees in 1996 (34/28) and six degrees two years ago (43/37).

On the cool side, in 1989 the high was 26 with a low of 15. In 2000 the high was 32 with a low of 21. Another cool high was 34 in 1996. The record low of 8 was set way back in 1880. The record coolest high of 22 was set way back in 1903. 23 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (11) and 30s (12). One low was in the cooler 10s. Seven lows were in the warmer: 40s (6) and 50s (1).

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 eight days. -Bernie-

November 17: ORD

Today is November 17th. It's the 321st day of the year. 44 days remain. It's week 46 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 46 and the normal low is 31. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 48 and 30.

On the warm side, in 2004 the high was 63 with a low of 54. In 1979 the high was 69 with a low of 41. In 2001 the high was 66 with a low of 38. Another warm high was 64 in 1987. The record high of 74 was set in 1975. The record warmest low of 60 occurred in 1952. Over the last 31 years, 20 highs have been: 40s (11) and 50s (9). Four highs were in the warmer 60s. Seven highs were in the cooler: 20s (1) and 30s (6).

In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1975 the high was 69 with a low of 49, a warm day and year of the record high. In 1972 the high was 36 with a low of 31, a five degree spread. In 1971 the high was 71 with a low of 50, a warm day. In 1969 the high was 51 with a low of 46, a mere five degree spread. In 1968 the high was 42 with a low of 39, a mere three degree spread. In 1966 the high was 66 with a low of 45, a warm day. In 1963 the high was 69 with a low of 45, a warm day. In 1961 the high was 36 with a low of 31, a mere five degree spread. In 1959 the high was 13 with a low of 2, a cold day and year of both the record low and record coolest highs. In 1958 the high was 71 with a low of 54, a warm day.

More recently, there were no large spreads. There were small spreads of five degrees in 2000 (32/27), six degrees in 1995 (38/32) and six degrees in 2006 (40/34).

On the cool side, in 2005 the high was 28 with a low of 15. In 1989 the high was 34 with a low of 15. In 1997 the high was 34 with a low of 17. Another cool low was 32 in 2000. The record low of 3 and record coolest high of 14 were set on the same cold day in 1959. 26 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (10) and 30s (16). Three lows were in the cooler 10s. Two lows were in the warmer: 40s (1) and 50s (1).

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 nine days. -Bernie-

November 16: ORD

Today is November 16th. It's the 320th day of the year. 45 days remain. It's week 46 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 47 and the normal low is 31. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 46 and 32.

On the warm side, in 1987 the high was 61 with a low of 50. In 2004 the high was 56 with a low of 46. Other warm highs were 64 in 1988 and 60 in 2001. The record high of 73 was set in 1952. The record warmest low of 53 was set back in 1931. Over the last 31 years, 14 highs have been 40s. Ten highs were in the warmer: 50s (7) and 60s (3). Seven highs were in the cooler: 20s (1) and 30s (6).

In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1975 the high was 65 with a low of 36, a warm day. In 1971 the high was 68 with a low of 40, a warm day. In 1969 the high was 51 with a low of 20, a 31 degree spread. In 1968 the high was 46 with a low of 42, a mere four degree spread. In 1966 the high was 62 with a low of 49, a warm day. In 1964 the high was a warm 59 degrees. In 1963 the high was 62 with a low of 42, a warm day. In 1962 the high was 48 with a low of 43, a five degree spread. In 1959 the high was 36 with a low of 6, a 30 degree spread and year of the record low. In 1958 the high was 63 with a low of 48, a warm day.

More recently, there was a large spread of 32 degrees in 1988 (64/32). There were small spreads of five degrees in 1993 (43/38), five degrees in 2002 (36/31), five degrees in 2003 (47/42) and six degrees in 2006 (43/37).

On the cool side, in 1997 the high was 27 with a low of 17. In 1989 the high was 34 with a low of 18. The record low of 6 was set in 1959. The record coolest high of 21 was set back in 1933. 23 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (10) and 30s (13). Two lows were in the cooler 10s. Six lows were in the warmer: 40s (5) and 50s (1).

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 ten days. -Bernie-

November 15: ORD

Today is November 15th. It's the 319th day of the year. 46 days remain. It's week 46 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 47 and the normal low is 32. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 47 and 34.

On the warm side, in 1990 the high was 70 with a low of 52. In 2001 the high was 68 with a low of 54. In 1988 the high was 85 with a low of 47. Other warm highs were 63 in 1987, 62 in 1981 and 57 in 1991. The record high of 71 was set in 1971. The record warmest low of 60 was set in 1960. Over the last 31 years, 16 highs have been 40s. Ten highs were in the warmer: 50s (5), 60s (4) and 70s (1). Five highs were in the cooler 30s.

In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1977 the high was a warm 60 degrees. In 1976 the low was a cool 17. In 1972 the high was 38 with a low of 32, a mere six degree spread. In 1971 the high was 68 with a low of 41, a warm day and year of the record high. In 1969 the high was 32 with a low of 20, a cool day. In 1968 the high was 46 with a low of 43, a mere three degree spread. In 1967 the low was a cool 20 degrees. In 1964 the high was 62 with a low of 53, a warm day. In 1962 the low was a warm 45 degrees. In 1960 the high was 65 with a low of 55, a warm day and year of the record warmest low. In 1959 the low was a cool 13 degrees. In 1958 the high was 61 with a low of 56, a warm day.

More recently, there were no large spreads of 35 degrees or more. There were small spreads of four degrees in 2002 (40/36), four degrees in 2003 (42/38), four degrees in 2006 (47/43), six degrees in 1993 (44/38), seven degrees in 1979 (47/40), seven degrees in 1985 (42/35), seven degrees in 1998 (46/39) and seven degrees last year (42/35).

On the cool side, in 1982 the high was 34 with a low of 13. In 1995 the high was 34 with a low of 20. In 1992 the high was 36 with a low of 21. Another cool low was 22 in 2000. Another cool high was 34 in 1997. The record low of 10 and record coolest high of 18 were set on the same cold day back in 1933. 18 of the last 31 lows were 30s. Eight lows were in the cooler: 10s (1) and 20s (7). Five lows were in the warmer: 40s (3) and 50s (2).

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 11 days. -Bernie-

November 14: ORD

Today is November 14th. It's the 318th day of the year. 47 days remain. It's week 46 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 48 and the normal low is 32. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 49 and 32.

On the warm side, in 2001 the high was 62 with a low of 51. In 1989 the high was 62 with a low of 46. Other warm highs were 66 in 1990, 62 in 1994, 61 in 1981, 60 in 1987 and 60 in 1999. Another warm low was 43 in 1993. The record high of 71 was set in 1971. The record warmest low of 59 was set in 1958. The past 31 highs have been fairly evenly distributed: 30s (7), 40s (9), 50s (8) and 60s (7).

In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1976 the high was 39 with a cool low of 15, a cool day. In 1974 the high was 30 with a low of 23, a cool day with a mere seven degree spread. In 1973 the high was 65 with a low of 39, a warm day. In 1971 the high was 77 with a low of 48, a warm day and year of the record high. In 1969 the high as 28 with a low of 20, a cool day. In 1965 the low was a cool 20 degrees. In 1964 the high was 70 with a low of 37, a 33 degree spread and warm day. In 1962 the high was 61 with a low of 27, a 34 degree spread. In 1960 the high was 69 with a low of 48, a warm day. In 1959 the high was 26 with a low of 13, a cool day. That high of 26 is near the record coolest high of 24. The low of 13 is actually cooler than the record low of 14. In 1958 the high was 71 with a low of 57, a warm day and year of the record warmest low.

More recently, there were large spreads of 35 degrees in 1981 (61/26), 31 degrees in 1990 (66/35) and 31 degrees in 1999 (60/29). There were small spreads of three degrees in 1993 (46/43) and five degrees in 1997 (38/33).

On the cool side, in 1986 the high was 34 with a low of 15. A decade later, in 1996, the high was 33 with a low of 17. In 1982 the high was 30 with a low of 20. In 1995 the high was 37 with a low of 18. In 1992 the high was 35 with a low of 20. Another cool high was 36 in 2000. The record low of 14 and record coolest high of 24 were set on the same cold day back in 1916. 22 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (10) and 30s (12). Three lows were in the cooler 10s. Six lows were in the warmer: 40s (5) and 50s (1).

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.

My sister-in-law, Sharon, celebrates a birthday today. Thanksgiving is in 12 days. -Bernie-

November 13: ORD

Today is November 13th. It's the 317th day of the year. 48 days remain. It's week 46 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 48 and the normal low is 32. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 50 and 32.

On the warm side, in 1989 the high was the record high of 73 with a low of 45. Five years later, in 1994, the high was 65 with the record warmest low of 52. A year earlier, 1993, the high was 65 with a low of 45. In 1999 the high was 71 with a low of 37, a 34 degree spread. In 1980 the high was 61 with a low of 45. A couple of years prior, in 1978, the high was 64 with a low of 41. In 2001 the high was 63 with a low of 40. Other warm highs were 61 in 1987, 61 in 2005 and 60 two years ago. Another warm low was 44 last year. 22 of the last 31 highs were: 40s (8), 50s (6) and 60s (8). Two highs were in the warmer 70s. Seven highs were in the cooler: 20s (3) and 30s (4).

In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1976 the high was 40 with a cool low of 17, a cool day. In 1975 the high was 38 with a low of 32, a six degree spread. In 1974 the high was a cool 36. In 1973 the high was 61 with a low of 50, a warm day. In 1964 the high was a warm 61 degrees. In 1962 the high was 57 with a low of 26, a 31 degree spread. In 1961 the low was a warm 44 degrees. In 1960 the high was a warm 63 degrees. In 1959 the high was a cool 35 degrees.

More recently, there were no other large spreads. There was a small spread of three degrees in 1985 (46/43).

On the cool side, in 1986 the high was the record coldest high of 21 with the record low of 6. A decade later, in 1996, the high was 27 with a low of 17. In 1982 the high was 28 with a low of 20. In 1995 the high was 31 with a low of 18. Another cool high was 36 in 1992. 27 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (10), 30s (10) and 40s (7). Three lows were in the cooler: 0s (1) and 10s (2). One low was in the warmer 50s.

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.

My sister-in-law, Sharon, celebrates a birthday tomorrow. Thanksgiving is in 13 days. -Bernie-

November 12: ORD

Today is November 12th. It's the 316th day of the year. 49 days remain. It's week 46 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 49 and the normal low is 33. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 48 and 31.

On the warm side, in 2007 the high was 66 with a low of 44. A couple of years earlier, in 2005, the high was 65 with a low of 43. Another warm high was 61 in 2003. The record high of 70 was set in 1949 and the record warmest low of 62 was set way back in 1905. 14 of the last 31 highs have been 40s. Eleven highs were in the warmer: 50s (7) and 60s (4). Six highs were in the cooler: 20s (1) and 30s (5).

In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1976 the high was 37 with a low of 15, a cool day. In 1972 the high was 46 with a low of 41, a five degree spread. In 1971 the high was a warm 61 degrees. In 1964 the high was 67 with a low of 45, a warm day. In 1961 the high was 59 with a warm low of 48, a warm day. In 1959 the high was a cool 33 with a low of 22, a cool day.

More recently, there were no large spreads. There were small spreads of three degrees in 1978 (47/44), four degrees in 1991 (37/33), seven degrees in 2000 (48/41) and seven degrees in 2002 (43/36).

On the cool side, in 1986 the high was 30 with the record low of 8. In 1995 the high was the record coolest high of 28 with a low of 14. A year later, in 1996, the high was 30 with a low of 17. A year after that, in 1997, the high was 34 with a low of 19. In 1983 the high was 39 with a low of 19. Another cool high was 37 in 1991. 15 of the last 31 lows were 30s. Ten lows were in the cooler: 0s (1), 10s (4) and 20s (5). Six 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.

My sister-in-law, Sharon, celebrates a birthday in two days. -Bernie-

November 11: ORD

Today is November 11th. It's the 315th day of the year. 50 days remain. It's week 45 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 49 and the normal low is 34. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 46 and 32.

On the warm side, in 1982 the high was 61 with a low of 49. Another warm low was 44 in 2003. The record high of 74 was set in 1964 and the record warmest low of 62 was set way back in 1882. 29 of the last 31 highs have been: 30s (8), 40s (10) and 50s (11). Two highs were in the warmer 60s.

In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1976 the high was 33 with a low of 19, a cool day. In 1972 the high was 45 with a low of 41, a four degree spread. In 1969 the high was 49 with a low of 43, a six degree spread. In 1967 the low was a warm 50 degrees. In 1964 the high was 73 with a low of 57, a warm day and year of the record high. In 1961 the high was a warm 65 with a low of 33, a 32 degree spread. In 1958 the high was a warm 62 degrees.

More recently, there were no large spreads. There were small spreads of four degrees in 1985 (40/36), five degrees in 2002 (41/36) and seven degrees in 2006 (41/34).

On the cool side, in 1986 the high was 31 with a low of 20. In 1995 the high was 36 with a low of 17. A year later, in 1996, the high was 32 with a low of 22. A year after that, in 1997, the high was 33 with a low of 25. In 1979 the high was 40 with a low of 18. Other cool highs were 35 in 1984 and 36 in 1983. The record low of 15 was set in 1950 and the record coolest high of 28 occurred way back in 1894. 24 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (10) and 30s (14). Two lows were in the cooler 10s. Five 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.

Veterans Day is today. My sister-in-law, Sharon, celebrates a birthday in three days. -Bernie-

November 10: ORD

Today is November 10th. It's the 314th day of the year. 51 days remain. It's week 45 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 50 and the normal low is 35. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 50 and 33.

On the warm side, in 1999 the high was 69 with a low of 47. Five years later, in 2004, the high was 62 with a low of 47. Other warm highs were 64 in 1998, 63 in 1978, 62 in 1982 and 62 in 2002. Another warm low was 48 in 1992. The record high of 71 and record warmest low of 49 were set on the same day in 1949. 22 of the last 31 highs have been: 40s (10) and 50s (12). Six highs were in the warmer 60s. Three highs were in the cooler 30s.

In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1977 the high was 39 with a low of 34, a five degree spread. In 1975 the high was a warm 68 with a low of 38, a 30 degree spread. In 1974 the high was 50 with a low of 46, a four degree spread. In 1973 the high was 41 with a low of 18, a cool day. In 1972 the high was 45 with a low of 41, a four degree spread. In 1969 the high was 46 with a low of 41, a five degree spread. In 1960 the high was 37 with a low of 24, a cool day. In 1959 the high was a warm 63 degrees.

More recently, there were no large spreads. There were small spreads of three degrees in 1992 (51/48) and four degrees in 1985 (40/36).

On the cool side, in 1996 the high was 31 with a low of 24, a seven degree spread. In 1979 the high was 34 with a low of 22. In 1986 the high was 42 with the record low of 18. Another cool low was 20 in 1991. The record coolest high of 28 occurred in 1926. 23 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (11) and 30s (12). One low was in the cooler 10s. Seven 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.

Veterans Day is tomorrow. My sister-in-law, Sharon, celebrates a birthday in four days. -Bernie-

November 9: ORD

Today is November 9th. It's the 313th day of the year. 52 days remain. It's week 45 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 50 and the normal low is 35. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 51 and 35.

On the warm side, in 1999 the high was the record high of 74 with the record warmest low of 59. Three years later, in 2002, the high was 63 with a low of 53. Four years later, in 2006, the high was 68 with a low of 47. In 1984 the high was 62 with a low of 49. A year earlier, in 1983, the high was 62 with a low of 46. In 2005 the high was 66 with a low of 41. Other warm highs were 63 in 1978 and 62 in 1980. 14 of the last 31 highs have been 40s. 14 highs were in the warmer: 50s (6), 60s (7) and 70s (1). Three highs were in the cooler 30s.

In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1977 the high was a warm 66 degrees. In 1975 the high was 68 with a low of 52, a warm day. In 1973 the high was 34 with a low of 20. In 1972 the high was 45 with a low of 41, a four degree spread. In 1971 the high was 40 with a low of 34, a six degree spread. In 1970 the low was a warm 49 degrees. In 1969 the high was 48 with a low of 41, a seven degree spread. In 1966 the high was 63 with a low of 48, a warm day. In 1964 the high was 71 with a low of 45, a warm day. In 1960 the low was a cool 23 degrees.

More recently, there was a large spreads of 31 degrees in 1995 (48/17). There were small spreads of four degrees in 1982 (46/42), five degrees in 1997 (45/40), six degrees in 1990 (40/34) and six degrees in 2000 (42/36).

On the cool side, in 1991 the high was 37 with the record low of 14. Five years earlier, in 1986, the high was 39 with a low of 21. In 2003 the high was 41 with a low of 20. Other cool lows were 17 in 1995 and 24 in 1993. 27 of the last 31 lows were: 20s (8), 30s (8) and 40s (11). Two lows were in the cooler 10s. Two lows were in the warmer 50s.

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.

Veterans Day is in two days. My sister-in-law, Sharon, celebrates a birthday in five days. -Bernie-

November 8: ORD

Today is November 8th. It's the 312th day of the year. 53 days remain. It's week 45 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 50 and the normal low is 35. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 52 and 34.

On the warm side, in 1983 the high was 64 with a low of 48. In 2002 the high was 63 with a low of 48. Four years later, in 2006, the high was 64 with a low of 46. In 1994 the high was 61 with a low of 48. Five years later, in 1999, the high was 71 with a low of 38, a spread of 33 degrees. In 2005 the high was 62 with a low of 47. In 1984 the high was 64 with a low of 44. Another warm high was 66 in 1981. The record high of 73 was set in 1931. The record warmest low of 57 occurred in 1977. 27 of the last 31 highs have been: 40s (10), 50s (8) and 60s (9). One high was in the warmer 70s. Three highs were in the cooler 30s.

In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1977 the high was 63 with a low of 56, a spread of seven degrees and a warm day. In 1976 the high was 37 with a low of 16, a cool day. In 1975 the high was 65 with a low of 51, a warm day. In 1973 the low was a cool 23 degrees. In 1972 the high was 43 with a low of 38, a five degree spread. In 1971 the low was a cool 20 degrees. In 1967 the low was a cool 23 degrees. In 1966 the high was 61 with a low of 47, a warm day. In 1964 the high was 68 with a low of 36, a 32 degree spread and warm day. In 1962 the high was 43 with a low of 37, a six degree spread. In 1961 the high was a cool 38 degrees. In 1960 the high was 43 with a low of 37, a six degree spread.

More recently, there were no other large spreads. There were small spreads of five degrees last year (40/35) and seven degrees in 1998 (40/33).

On the cool side, in 1991 the high was 32 with the record low of 11. Four years later, in 1995, the high was 32 with a low of 18. In 2003 the high was 33 with a low of 21. Another cool low was 22 in 1990. 16 of the last 31 lows were 30s. Seven lows were in the cooler: 10s (2) and 20s (5). Eight lows were in the warmer 40s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:06 and sunrise is at 6:35. Sunset is at 16:38 and twilight ends at 17:08. Tomorrow twilight begins at 6:07 and sunrise is at 6:37. There's a total of 10 hours, 3 minutes of daylight today (two minutes less than yesterday) and 11 hours, 2 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, heading towards last quarter tomorrow. Illumination was 66% at midnight, will be 60% at noon and 55% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 12:16. Moonrise is at 22:30. Moonlight time is 13 hours, 46 minutes which is 37 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Veterans Day is in three days. My sister-in-law, Sharon, celebrates a birthday in six days. -Bernie-

November 7: ORD

Today is November 7th. It's the 311th day of the year. 54 days remain. It's week 45 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 51 and the normal low is 35. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 51 and 34.

On the warm side, in 2001 the high was 68 with a low of 44. Another warm high was 67 in 1982. The record high of 75 was set in 1915. The record warmest low of 63 occurred in 1975. 23 of the last 31 highs have been: 40s (11) and 50s (12). Six highs were in the warmer 60s. Two highs were in the cooler: 20s (1) and 30s (1).

In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1977 the high was 58 with a low of 54, a spread of four degrees and a warm day. In 1976 the high was 38 with a low of 22, a cool day. In 1975 the high was 67 with a low of 62, a warm day and spread of just five degrees. In 1971 the high was 35 with a low of 19, a cool day. In 1967 the low was a cool 22 degrees. In 1966 the high was 71 with a low of 50, a warm day. In 1965 the low was a warm 49 degrees. In 1959 the high was 35 with a low of 20, a cool day.

More recently, there was a large spread of 31 degrees in 1982 (67/36) and 30 degrees in 1981 (60/30). There was a small spread of four degrees in 1998 (42/38).

On the cool side, in 1991 the high was the record coolest high of 27 with the record low of 13. A couple of years later, in 1993, the high was 41 with a low of 16. Another cool high was 38 in 1992. 18 of the last 31 lows were 30s. Six lows were in the cooler: 10s (2) and 20s (4). Seven lows were in the warmer 40s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:05 and sunrise is at 6:34. Sunset is at 16:39 and twilight ends at 17:09. Tomorrow twilight begins at 6:06 and sunrise is at 6:35. There's a total of 10 hours, 5 minutes of daylight today (three minutes less than yesterday) and 11 hours, 4 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, heading towards last quarter in two days. Illumination was 76% at midnight, will be 71% at noon and 66% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 11:38. Moonrise is at 21:15. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 23 minutes which is 29 minutes shorter than yesterday.

Veterans Day is in four days. My sister-in-law, Sharon, celebrates a birthday in a week. -Bernie-

November 6: ORD

Today is November 6th. It's the 310th day of the year. 55 days remain. It's week 45 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 52 and the normal low is 35. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 51 and 34.

On the warm side, last year the high was 65 with a low of 45. Other warm highs were 68 in 1980 and 65 in 2004. The record high of 75 was set in 1975. The record warmest low of 63 occurred in 1924. 21 of the last 31 highs have been: 40s (10) and 50s (11). Six highs were in the warmer 60s. Four highs were in the cooler 30s.

In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1977 the high was 59 with a low of 52, a spread of seven degrees and a warm day. In 1975 the high was 75 with a low of 57, a warm day and year of the record high. In 1973 the high was 41 with a low of 20, a cool day. In 1969 the high was 60 with a low of 30, a 30 degree spread. In 1968 the high was 48 with a low of 45, a three degree spread. In 1965 the high was 64 with a low of 55, a warm day. In 1961 the high was a warm 40 with a low of 23, a cool day. In 1959 the high was 30 with a low of 24, a six degree spread and cool day.

More recently, there was a large spread of 40 degrees in 1980 (68/28). There were small spreads of four degrees in 1997 (47/43), six degrees in 1992 (37/31), seven degrees in 1989 (49/42) and seven degrees in 2002 (43/36).

On the cool side, in 1993 the high was 32 with a low of 20. A couple of years earlier, in 1991, the high was 36 with the record low of 19. Another cool low was 23 in 1984. Other cool highs were 36 in 1988 and 37 in 1992. The record coolest high of 33 was set in 1930. 17 of the last 31 lows were 30s. Six lows were in the cooler: 10s (1) and 20s (5). Eight lows were in the warmer 40s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:03 and sunrise is at 6:33. Sunset is at 16:41 and twilight ends at 17:10. Chicago's sunset is at 16:39 and twilight ends at 17:08. Tomorrow twilight begins at 6:05 and sunrise is at 6:34. There's a total of 10 hours, 8 minutes of daylight today (two minutes less than yesterday) and 11 hours, 7 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous, heading towards last quarter in three days. Illumination was 85% at midnight, will be 83% at 6:00, 81% at noon, 79% at 18:00 and 76% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 10:52. Moonrise is at 20:00. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 52 minutes which is 12 minutes shorter than yesterday. Moonlight time is near it's peak today.

Veterans Day is in five days. My sister-in-law, Sharon, celebrates a birthday in eight days. -Bernie-

November 5: ORD

Today is November 5th. It's the 309th day of the year. 56 days remain. It's week 45 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 53 and the normal low is 35. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 52 and 35.

On the warm side, in 1978 the high was 78 with a low of 47. Last year (three decades later) the high was 71 with a low of 47. Another warm high was 67 in 1999. Other warm lows were 49 in 1994 and 48 in 1989. The record high of 79 was set in 1978 at Midway. The record warmest low of 54 occurred in 1956. 25 of the last 31 highs have been: 40s (11), 50s (8) and 60s (6). Two highs were in the warmer 70s. Four highs were in the cooler 30s.

In looking back through the years to the first November at O'Hare in 1958, the following instances were notable: in 1977 the low was a warm 49 degrees. In 1975 the high was 72 with a low of 54, a warm day. In 1974 the high was 45 with a low of 40, a five degree spread. In 1973 the high was 36 with a low of 23, a cool day. In 1971 the high was 67 with a low of 45, a warm day. In 1967 the high was 35 with a low of 27, a cool day. In 1965 the high was a warm 66 with a low of 28, a 38 degree spread.

More recently, there was a large spread of 30 degrees in 1983 (58/28). There were small spreads of five degrees in 1998 (41/36), six degrees in 1992 (36/30) and seven degrees in 2002 (41/34).

On the cool side, in 1991 the high was 38 with a low of 17. Four years later, in 1995, the high was 37 with a low of 20. In 1984 the high was 40 with a low of 23. In 1982 the high was 34 with a low of 30, a four degree spread. Other cool highs were 36 in 1992, 41 in 1998 and 41 in 2002. The record low of 11 and record coolest high of 30 were set on the same cold day in 1951. 16 of the last 31 lows were 30s. Six lows were in the cooler: 10s (1) and 20s (5). Nine lows were in the warmer 40s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:02 and sunrise is at 6:32. Sunset is at 16:42 and twilight ends at 17:11. Chicago's sunset is at 16:40 and twilight ends at 17:09. Tomorrow twilight begins at 6:03 and sunrise is at 6:33. There's a total of 10 hours, 10 minutes of daylight today (three minutes less than yesterday) and 11 hours, 9 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous. Illumination was 92% at midnight, will be 91% at 6:00, 89% at noon, 87% at 18:00 and 85% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 9:55. Moonrise is at 18:51. Moonlight time is 15 hours, 4 minutes which is six minutes longer than yesterday. Moonlight time is at it's peak today.

Veterans Day is in six days. My sister-in-law, Sharon, celebrates a birthday in nine days. -Bernie-