Today is August 16th. It's the 229th day of the year. 137 days remain. It's week 33 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. Before
this, the official site of record was on the
south side of Chicago at Midway
International Airport (MDW), beginning on Wednesday,
July 1, 1942. From Friday, January 1, 1926 through Tuesday, June 30, 1942, the official site was at the University of Chicago. Before that, the official site was
at various locations in Chicago going back to
Monday, October 16, 1871. Observations taken from
October 15, 1870 to October 8, 1871 were lost in
the Great Chicago Fire.
According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal
high is 82 and the normal low is 63. I've calculated the 33-year
averages at 83 and 62.
On the hot side, in 1988 (O'Hare's warmest August 16th) the high was the co-record high of 98
with a low of 73. Five years earlier, in 1983, the high was the other
co-record high of 98 with a low of 71. In 1995 the high was 94 with a
low of 73. The lows of 73 degrees (1988, 1995 and 2003) are O'Hare's warmest of the date. The record
warmest low of 78 occurred back in 1913, at a time when the official readings were taken adjacent to Lake Michigan. 25 of the past 33 highs (76%) were in the: 70s (9) and 80s (16). O'Hare recorded consecutive 70s & 80s highs as follows: six from 1989 through 1994 and eight from 2004 through last year, 2011. Seven highs (21%) were in the hot 90s. Our most recent 90s high was 92 degrees in 2003. One high (3%) was in the cool 60s (66 in 1980).
O'Hare also had a hot high of 94 degrees in 1968.
In looking back through the years to the first August at O'Hare in
1959, the following instances were notable: In 1976 the low was a
cold 49 degrees, just above the record low. In 1968
the high was a hot 94 degrees. In 1964 the high was 83 with a cold
low of 46, a 37 degree spread. That low of 46 was colder than the
record low. In 1963 the high was 81 with a cold low of 51, a 30 degree
spread.
More recently, there was a large spread of 30 degrees in 2004 (78/48) and a small spread of five degrees in 2001 (70/65).
On the cool side, in 1979 (O'Hare's coolest August 16th) the high was 72 with a low of 45, a low colder than the record low and O'Hare's coldest low of the date. In 1992 the high was 74 with a low of 50. In 1980
the high was 66 (O'Hare's only 60s high of the date and just a degree above the record coolest high)
with a low of 58. The
official record low of 48 degrees was set in 2004. The former record low of 49 was set
at Midway in 1976. The other cool highs were 70 degrees in 1981 and two
decades later in 2001. The record coolest high of 65 occurred way back
in 1902, at a time when the official readings were taken adjacent to Lake Michigan. 26 of the last 33 lows (79%) were in the: 50s (9) and 60s (17). O'Hare recorded consecutive 50s & 60s lows as follows: six from 1989 through 1994 and seven from 1996 through 2002. Two lows (6%) were in the cold 40s. Five lows (15%) were in the warm 70s. O'Hare's second coldest low (colder than the record low) of 46 degrees was posted in 1964. The low was 49 degrees at O'Hare (and Midway) in 1976, just above the record low.
The
following
astronomical data
is
provided by
the
United
States
Naval
Observatory. In
Crystal
Lake,
twilight begins
at 5:32 and
sunrise is
at 6:02.
Sunset is at 19:52
and
twilight
ends at 20:22.
There's
a total
of 13 hours, 50 minutes of
daylight
today
and 14
hours,
50 minutes between
twilights.
We lost two minutes of daylight from
yesterday. Tomorrow
twilight
begins
at 5:33 and sunrise
is at 6:03.
The moon is waning
crescent and will be new tomorrow at 10:54. Illumination
was 2% at
midnight, will be 1% at noon
and 0% at
midnight
tonight. Moonrise was at 5:02 this
morning. Moonset is at 19:00 tonight. Moonrise is at 6:08 tomorrow morning. Moonlight
time is 13 hours, 58 minutes which is 31 minutes shorter
than yesterday.
Summer
began on June 4th and runs
for 110
days
through September 21st. High
temperatures
in
this
period
are
usually in
the 70s and 80s.
Highs in
the 90s and 100s occur
infrequently. Labor Day is in 18 days.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
August 16: ORD
Today is August 16th. It's the 228th day of the year. 137 days remain. It's week 33 of the year.
Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.
According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. I've calculated the 32-year averages at 83 and 62.
On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the co-record high of 98 with a low of 73. Five years earlier, in 1983, the high was the other co-record high of 98 with a low of 71. In 1995 the high was 94 with a low of 73. In 2003 the high was 92 (our most recent 90s high) with a low of 73. The only other 70s low was 70 two years ago in 2009. The record warmest low of 78 occurred back in 1913. 24 of the past 32 highs (75%) were in the: 70s (9) and 80s (15). Seven highs were in the hot 90s and one was in the cool 60s.
In looking back through the years to the first August at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1976 the low was a cold 49 degrees, just above the record low. In 1968 the high was a hot 94 degrees. In 1964 the high was 83 with a cold low of 46, a 37 degree spread. That low of 46 was colder than the record low. In 1963 the high was 81 with a cool low of 51, a 30 degree spread.
More recently, there was a large spread of 30 degrees in 2004 (78/48) and a small spread of five degrees in 2001 (70/65).
On the cool side, in 1979 the high was 72 with a low of 45, a low colder than the record low. The record low of 48 was set in 2004. The former record low of 49 was set at Midway in 1976. In 1992 the high was 74 with a low of 50. In 1980 the high was 66 (our only 60s high and just a degree above the record) with a low of 58. The other cool highs were 70 in 1981 and 70 again two decades later in 2001. The record coolest high of 65 occurred way back in 1902. The official thermometer was located near Lake Michigan at the time. 25 of the last 32 lows (78%) were in the: 50s (9) and 60s (16). Two lows were in the cold 40s. Five lows were in the warm 70s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:31 and sunrise is at 6:02. Sunset is at 19:53 and twilight ends at 20:23. There's a total of 13 hours, 51 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 52 minutes between twilights. We lost three minutes of daylight from yesterday. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:33 and sunrise is at 6:03. The moon is waning gibbous, having passed full three days ago at 13:57 as the full Sturgeon moon. Other names for this moon are Green Corn and Grain. Illumination was 94% at midnight, will be 92% at noon and 89% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 8:57 this morning. Moonrise is at 20:51 tonight. Moonset is at 9:57 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 12 hours, 6 minutes which is 36 minutes longer than yesterday.
Summer began June 4 and runs for 110 days through September 21. High temperatures in this period are usually in the 70s and 80s. Highs in the 60s, 90s and 100s occur infrequently. Labor Day is in 20 days.
Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.
According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. I've calculated the 32-year averages at 83 and 62.
On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the co-record high of 98 with a low of 73. Five years earlier, in 1983, the high was the other co-record high of 98 with a low of 71. In 1995 the high was 94 with a low of 73. In 2003 the high was 92 (our most recent 90s high) with a low of 73. The only other 70s low was 70 two years ago in 2009. The record warmest low of 78 occurred back in 1913. 24 of the past 32 highs (75%) were in the: 70s (9) and 80s (15). Seven highs were in the hot 90s and one was in the cool 60s.
In looking back through the years to the first August at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1976 the low was a cold 49 degrees, just above the record low. In 1968 the high was a hot 94 degrees. In 1964 the high was 83 with a cold low of 46, a 37 degree spread. That low of 46 was colder than the record low. In 1963 the high was 81 with a cool low of 51, a 30 degree spread.
More recently, there was a large spread of 30 degrees in 2004 (78/48) and a small spread of five degrees in 2001 (70/65).
On the cool side, in 1979 the high was 72 with a low of 45, a low colder than the record low. The record low of 48 was set in 2004. The former record low of 49 was set at Midway in 1976. In 1992 the high was 74 with a low of 50. In 1980 the high was 66 (our only 60s high and just a degree above the record) with a low of 58. The other cool highs were 70 in 1981 and 70 again two decades later in 2001. The record coolest high of 65 occurred way back in 1902. The official thermometer was located near Lake Michigan at the time. 25 of the last 32 lows (78%) were in the: 50s (9) and 60s (16). Two lows were in the cold 40s. Five lows were in the warm 70s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:31 and sunrise is at 6:02. Sunset is at 19:53 and twilight ends at 20:23. There's a total of 13 hours, 51 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 52 minutes between twilights. We lost three minutes of daylight from yesterday. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:33 and sunrise is at 6:03. The moon is waning gibbous, having passed full three days ago at 13:57 as the full Sturgeon moon. Other names for this moon are Green Corn and Grain. Illumination was 94% at midnight, will be 92% at noon and 89% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 8:57 this morning. Moonrise is at 20:51 tonight. Moonset is at 9:57 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 12 hours, 6 minutes which is 36 minutes longer than yesterday.
Summer began June 4 and runs for 110 days through September 21. High temperatures in this period are usually in the 70s and 80s. Highs in the 60s, 90s and 100s occur infrequently. Labor Day is in 20 days.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
August 16: ORD
Today is August 16th. It's the 228th day of the year. 137 days remain. It's week 33 of the year.
Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.
According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 83 and 62.
On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the co-record high of 98 with a low of 73. In 1983 the high was the co-record high of 98 with a low of 71. In 1995 the high was 94 with a low of 73. The record warmest low of 78 occurred back in 1913. There were four other 90s highs, all of them in the low 90s. There were two other 70s lows: 73 in 2003 and 70 last year. Over the last 31 years, 23 highs were: 70s (9) and 80s (14). Seven highs were in the warmer 90s and one high was in the cooler 60s.
In looking back through the years to the first August at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1976 the low was a cool 49. In 1968 the high was a hot 94. In 1964 the high was 83 with a cool low of 46, a 37 degree spread. That low of 46 is cooler than the record low. In 1963 the high was 81 with a low of 51, a 30 degree spread.
More recently, there was a large spread of 30 degrees in 2004 (78/48) and a small spread of five degrees in 2001 (70/65).
On the cool side, in 1979 the high was 72 with a low of 45. That low of 45 is cooler than the record low. The record low of 48 was set in 2004. The former record low of 49 was set at Midway in 1976. The other cool low was 50 in 1992. There were three other cool highs: 66 in 1980, 70 in 1981 and 70 in 2001. The record coolest high of 65 was set way back in 1902. The official thermometer was located near Lake Michigan at the time. Over the last 31 years, 24 lows were: 50s (9) and 60s (15). Two lows were in the cooler 40s. Five lows were in the warmer 70s, including last year's low of 70.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:32 and sunrise was at 6:02. Sunset is at 19:53 and twilight ends at 20:23. There's a total of 13 hours, 51 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 51 minutes between twilights. We are losing two or three minutes of daylight a day. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:33 and sunrise is at 6:03. The moon is waxing crescent and reaches first quarter today at 13:14. Illumination was 45% at midnight, will be 50% at noon and 55% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 14:06 this afternoon. Moonset is at 23:24 tonight. Moonrise is at 15:10 tomorrow afternoon. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 18 minutes which is 28 minutes shorter than yesterday. -Bernie-
Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.
According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 83 and 62.
On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the co-record high of 98 with a low of 73. In 1983 the high was the co-record high of 98 with a low of 71. In 1995 the high was 94 with a low of 73. The record warmest low of 78 occurred back in 1913. There were four other 90s highs, all of them in the low 90s. There were two other 70s lows: 73 in 2003 and 70 last year. Over the last 31 years, 23 highs were: 70s (9) and 80s (14). Seven highs were in the warmer 90s and one high was in the cooler 60s.
In looking back through the years to the first August at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1976 the low was a cool 49. In 1968 the high was a hot 94. In 1964 the high was 83 with a cool low of 46, a 37 degree spread. That low of 46 is cooler than the record low. In 1963 the high was 81 with a low of 51, a 30 degree spread.
More recently, there was a large spread of 30 degrees in 2004 (78/48) and a small spread of five degrees in 2001 (70/65).
On the cool side, in 1979 the high was 72 with a low of 45. That low of 45 is cooler than the record low. The record low of 48 was set in 2004. The former record low of 49 was set at Midway in 1976. The other cool low was 50 in 1992. There were three other cool highs: 66 in 1980, 70 in 1981 and 70 in 2001. The record coolest high of 65 was set way back in 1902. The official thermometer was located near Lake Michigan at the time. Over the last 31 years, 24 lows were: 50s (9) and 60s (15). Two lows were in the cooler 40s. Five lows were in the warmer 70s, including last year's low of 70.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:32 and sunrise was at 6:02. Sunset is at 19:53 and twilight ends at 20:23. There's a total of 13 hours, 51 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 51 minutes between twilights. We are losing two or three minutes of daylight a day. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:33 and sunrise is at 6:03. The moon is waxing crescent and reaches first quarter today at 13:14. Illumination was 45% at midnight, will be 50% at noon and 55% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 14:06 this afternoon. Moonset is at 23:24 tonight. Moonrise is at 15:10 tomorrow afternoon. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 18 minutes which is 28 minutes shorter than yesterday. -Bernie-
Monday, August 17, 2009
August 16: ORD
Today is August 16th. It's the 228th day of the year. 137 days remain. It's week 33 of the year.
Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.
According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 83 and 62.
On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the co-record high of 98 with a low of 73. In 1983 the high was the co-record high of 98 with a low of 71. In 1995 the high was 94 with a low of 73. The record warmest low of 78 occurred back in 1913. There were four other 90s highs, all of them in the low 90s. There was just one other 70s low, that being 73 in 2003. Over the last 30 years, 22 highs were: 70s (9) and 80s (13). Seven highs were in the warmer 90s and one high was in the cooler 60s.
In looking back through the years to the first August at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1976 the low was 49. In 1968 the high was 94. In 1964 the high was 83 with a low of 46, a 37 degree spread. That low of 46 is cooler than the record low. In 1963 the high was 81 with a low of 51, a 30 degree spread.
More recently, there was a large spread of 30 degrees in 2004 (78/48) and a small spread of five degrees in 2001 (70/65).
On the cool side, in 1979 the high was 72 with a low of 45. That low of 45 is cooler than the record low. The record low of 48 was set in 2004. The former record low of 49 was set at Midway in 1976. The other cool low was 50 in 1992. There were three other cool highs: 66 in 1980, 70 in 1981 and 70 in 2001. The record coolest high of 65 was set way back in 1902. The official thermometer was located near Lake Michigan at the time. Over the last 30 years, 24 lows were: 50s (9) and 60s (15). Two lows were in the cooler 40s. Four lows were in the warmer 70s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight was at 5:32 and sunrise was at 6:02. Sunset is at 19:52 and twilight ends at 20:22. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:33 and sunrise is at 6:03. There's a total of 13 hours, 50 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 50 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent. Illumination was 24% at midnight, will be 19% at noon and 14% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 1:09 this morning. Moonset is at 17:18 this afternoon. Moonrise is at 2:21 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 16 hours, 9 minutes which is one minute shorter than yesterday.
My tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 77 in three days. Steve Campbell and Christina, a sister of mine, celebrate their seventh anniversary in four days. -Bernie-
Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. ORD has been the official site of record for Chicago since Thursday, January 17, 1980.
According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 83 and 62.
On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the co-record high of 98 with a low of 73. In 1983 the high was the co-record high of 98 with a low of 71. In 1995 the high was 94 with a low of 73. The record warmest low of 78 occurred back in 1913. There were four other 90s highs, all of them in the low 90s. There was just one other 70s low, that being 73 in 2003. Over the last 30 years, 22 highs were: 70s (9) and 80s (13). Seven highs were in the warmer 90s and one high was in the cooler 60s.
In looking back through the years to the first August at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1976 the low was 49. In 1968 the high was 94. In 1964 the high was 83 with a low of 46, a 37 degree spread. That low of 46 is cooler than the record low. In 1963 the high was 81 with a low of 51, a 30 degree spread.
More recently, there was a large spread of 30 degrees in 2004 (78/48) and a small spread of five degrees in 2001 (70/65).
On the cool side, in 1979 the high was 72 with a low of 45. That low of 45 is cooler than the record low. The record low of 48 was set in 2004. The former record low of 49 was set at Midway in 1976. The other cool low was 50 in 1992. There were three other cool highs: 66 in 1980, 70 in 1981 and 70 in 2001. The record coolest high of 65 was set way back in 1902. The official thermometer was located near Lake Michigan at the time. Over the last 30 years, 24 lows were: 50s (9) and 60s (15). Two lows were in the cooler 40s. Four lows were in the warmer 70s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight was at 5:32 and sunrise was at 6:02. Sunset is at 19:52 and twilight ends at 20:22. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:33 and sunrise is at 6:03. There's a total of 13 hours, 50 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 50 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent. Illumination was 24% at midnight, will be 19% at noon and 14% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 1:09 this morning. Moonset is at 17:18 this afternoon. Moonrise is at 2:21 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 16 hours, 9 minutes which is one minute shorter than yesterday.
My tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 77 in three days. Steve Campbell and Christina, a sister of mine, celebrate their seventh anniversary in four days. -Bernie-
Saturday, August 16, 2008
August 16: ORD
Today is August 16th. It's the 229th day of the year. 137 days remain.
Unless noted, the following data is based upon observations collected by the National Weather Service, Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between November 1978 and last year. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.
According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 83 and 62.
On the cool side, in 1979 the high was 72 with the unofficial record low of 45 (at Midway the low was 49). In 1980 the high was 66 with a low of 58. In 1992 the high was 74 with a low of 50. In 2004 the high was 78 with a low of 48. In 1981 the high was 70 with a low of 58. The record coolest high of 65 was set in 1902. 15 of the 29 lows have been 60s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:32 and sunrise is at 6:02. Sunset is at 19:52 and twilight ends at 20:22. Twilight begins tomorrow at 5:33 and sunrise is at 6:03. There's a total of 13 hours, 50 minutes of daylight today and 14 hours, 50 minutes between twilights. The moon reaches full today (the full Sturgeon moon) at 16:16. Moon illumination was 100% at midnight, is 100% at noon and 100% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 5:39 and moonrise is at 19:49. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 50 minutes today.
In three days my tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 76 years old. He is a testament that age has nothing to do with ability and performance. He is a master of the sport and is a shining example of the wealth of knowledge our elders can give us, provided we just take the time to listen. I'd also like to congratulate my sister Chris and her husband Steve who will be celebrating their sixth anniversary in four days. ***Bernie***
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