Today is August 2nd. It's the 215th day of the year. 151 days remain. It's week 31 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 83
and the normal low is 64. I've calculated the 33-year averages at 85
and 64.
On
the hot side, in 1988 (O'Hare's warmest August 2nd) the high was the former record high of 100 with
the record warmest low of 79. In 2006 (O'Hare's second warmest August 2nd) the high was 97 with a low of 77. The other hot highs were the record high of 101 set in 1991 and a high of 96 in 1987. 17 of the past 33 highs (52%) were in the 80s. O'Hare recorded consecutive 80s highs as follows: seven from 1977 through 1983 and seven from 1998 through 2004. Nine highs (27%) were in the hot: 90s (7) and 100s (2). Seven highs (21%) were in the cool 70s. O'Hare's third warmest August 2nd was in 1964 as the high was 96 with a low of 76.
In looking back through the years to the first August at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1975
the high was 78 with a low of 73, a five degree spread. In 1966 the
high was 71 with a low of 52, a cool day. In 1965 the high was 73 with a
cold low of 49, a cool day. That low of 49 is colder than the record
low. In 1964 the high was 96 with a low of 76, a hot day. In 1962 the
high was 83 with a low of 53, a 30 degree spread.
More recently, there were no other large or small spreads.
On the cool side,
in 1985 the high was 77 with the record low of 51. In 1994 the high was
77 with a low of 56. The record coolest high of 63 occurred back in 1927 at the University of Chicago. 17 of
the last 33 lows (52%) were in the 60s. Nine lows (27%) were in the
cool 50s. Seven lows (21%) were in the warm 70s. O'Hare's coolest August 2nd was in 1965 as the high was 73 (O'Hare's second coolest high of the date) with a low of 49 (a low colder than the official record low). O'Hare's second coolest August 2nd was in 1966 as the high was 71 (O'Hare's coolest high of the date) with a low of 52.
The
following
astronomical data
is
provided by
the
United
States
Naval
Observatory. In
Crystal
Lake,
twilight begins
at 5:16 and
sunrise is
at 5:48.
Sunset is at 20:11
and
twilight
ends at 20:42.
There's
a total
of 14 hours, 23 minutes of
daylight
today
and 15
hours,
26 minutes between
twilights.
We lost two minutes of daylight from
yesterday. Tomorrow
twilight
begins
at 5:17 and sunrise
is at 5:49.
The moon is waning gibbous, having reached
the full Sturgeon (a.k.a. Green Corn) moon last night at 22:27. Illumination
was 100% at
midnight, will be 99% at noon
and 98% at
midnight
tonight. Moonset was at 6:27 this morning. Moonrise is at 20:14 tonight. Moonset is at 7:35 tomorrow morning. Moonlight
time is 10 hours, 13 minutes which is 37 minutes longer
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 32 days.
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
August 2: ORD
Today is August 2nd. It's the 214th day of the year. 151 days remain. It's week 31 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 83 and the normal low is 64. I've calculated the 32-year averages at 85 and 64.
On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the former record high of 100 with the record warmest low of 79. In 2006 the high was 97 with a low of 77. In 1987 the high was 96 with a low of 74. In 1991 the high was the record high of 101 with a low of 67, a 34 degree spread. 17 of the past 32 highs (53%) were in the 80s. Eight highs (25%) were in the hot: 90s (6) and 100s (2). Seven highs (22%) were in the cool 70s.
In looking back through the years to the first August at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1975 the high was 78 with a low of 73, a five degree spread. In 1966 the high was 71 with a low of 52, a cool day. In 1965 the high was 73 with a cold low of 49, a cool day. That low of 49 is colder than the record low. In 1964 the high was 96 with a low of 76, a hot day. In 1962 the high was 83 with a low of 53, a 30 degree spread.
More recently, there were no other large or small spreads.
On the cool side, in 1985 the high was 77 with the record low of 51. In 1994 the high was 77 with a low of 56. Another of our coolest highs of 77 occurred in 1996. The record coolest high of 63 occurred back in 1927. The official thermometer was located near Lake Michigan at the time. 17 of the last 32 lows (53%) were in the 60s. Nine lows (28%) were in the cool 50s. Six lows (19%) were in the warm 70s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:15 and sunrise is at 5:47. Sunset is at 20:12 and twilight ends at 20:43. There's a total of 14 hours, 25 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 28 minutes between twilights. We lost two minutes of daylight from yesterday. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:16 and sunrise is at 5:48. The moon is waxing crescent, having become new three days ago at 13:40. Illumination was 8% at midnight, will be 12% at noon and 16% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 9:19 this morning. Moonset is at 21:32 tonight. Moonrise is at 10:33 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 12 hours, 13 minutes which is 44 minutes shorter 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 34 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 83 and the normal low is 64. I've calculated the 32-year averages at 85 and 64.
On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the former record high of 100 with the record warmest low of 79. In 2006 the high was 97 with a low of 77. In 1987 the high was 96 with a low of 74. In 1991 the high was the record high of 101 with a low of 67, a 34 degree spread. 17 of the past 32 highs (53%) were in the 80s. Eight highs (25%) were in the hot: 90s (6) and 100s (2). Seven highs (22%) were in the cool 70s.
In looking back through the years to the first August at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1975 the high was 78 with a low of 73, a five degree spread. In 1966 the high was 71 with a low of 52, a cool day. In 1965 the high was 73 with a cold low of 49, a cool day. That low of 49 is colder than the record low. In 1964 the high was 96 with a low of 76, a hot day. In 1962 the high was 83 with a low of 53, a 30 degree spread.
More recently, there were no other large or small spreads.
On the cool side, in 1985 the high was 77 with the record low of 51. In 1994 the high was 77 with a low of 56. Another of our coolest highs of 77 occurred in 1996. The record coolest high of 63 occurred back in 1927. The official thermometer was located near Lake Michigan at the time. 17 of the last 32 lows (53%) were in the 60s. Nine lows (28%) were in the cool 50s. Six lows (19%) were in the warm 70s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:15 and sunrise is at 5:47. Sunset is at 20:12 and twilight ends at 20:43. There's a total of 14 hours, 25 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 28 minutes between twilights. We lost two minutes of daylight from yesterday. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:16 and sunrise is at 5:48. The moon is waxing crescent, having become new three days ago at 13:40. Illumination was 8% at midnight, will be 12% at noon and 16% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 9:19 this morning. Moonset is at 21:32 tonight. Moonrise is at 10:33 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 12 hours, 13 minutes which is 44 minutes shorter 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 34 days.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
August 2: ORD
Today is August 2nd. It's the 214th day of the year. 151 days remain. It's week 31 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 83 and the normal low is 64. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 85 and 64.
On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the former record high of 100 with the record warmest low of 79. In 2006 the high was 97 with a low of 77. In 1991 the high was the record high of 101. Another hot high was 96 in 1987. 16 of the last 31 highs were 80s. Eight highs were in the warmer: 90s (6) and 100s (2). Seven highs were in the cooler 70s, including last year's high of 78.
In looking back through the years to the first August at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1975 the high was 78 with a low of 73, a five degree spread. In 1966 the high was 71 with a low of 52, a cool day. In 1965 the high was 73 with a cool low of 49, a cool day. That low of 49 is cooler than the record low. In 1964 the high was 96 with a low of 76, a hot day. In 1962 the high was 83 with a low of 53, a 30 degree spread.
More recently, there was a large spread of 34 degrees in 1991 (101/67).
On the cool side, there were no days of a mean of at least 11.5 degrees below normal. 1985 stands out as the coolest and that's because it had the record low of 51. The high was 77 that day. 1994 and 1996 also had highs of 77, the coolest highs of the past 31 years. The record coolest high of 63 occurred back in 1927. The official thermometer was located near Lake Michigan at the time. 16 of the last 31 lows were 60s. Nine lows were in the cooler 50s, including last year's 58. Six were in the warmer 70s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 5:16 and sunrise is at 5:47. Sunset is at 20:11 and civil twilight ends at 20:43. Nautical twilight ends at 21:22 and astronomical twilight ends at 22:05. There's a total of 14 hours, 24 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 27 minutes between twilights. We are losing about two minutes of daylight a day. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:17 and sunrise is at 5:48. The moon is waning gibbous and reaches last quarter tonight at 23:59, a minute to midnight. Illumination was 60% at midnight, will be 55% at noon and 50% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 13:20 this afternoon. Moonrise is at 23:19 tonight. Moonset is at 14:25 tomorrow afternoon. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 1 minute which is 33 minutes longer 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 83 and the normal low is 64. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 85 and 64.
On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the former record high of 100 with the record warmest low of 79. In 2006 the high was 97 with a low of 77. In 1991 the high was the record high of 101. Another hot high was 96 in 1987. 16 of the last 31 highs were 80s. Eight highs were in the warmer: 90s (6) and 100s (2). Seven highs were in the cooler 70s, including last year's high of 78.
In looking back through the years to the first August at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1975 the high was 78 with a low of 73, a five degree spread. In 1966 the high was 71 with a low of 52, a cool day. In 1965 the high was 73 with a cool low of 49, a cool day. That low of 49 is cooler than the record low. In 1964 the high was 96 with a low of 76, a hot day. In 1962 the high was 83 with a low of 53, a 30 degree spread.
More recently, there was a large spread of 34 degrees in 1991 (101/67).
On the cool side, there were no days of a mean of at least 11.5 degrees below normal. 1985 stands out as the coolest and that's because it had the record low of 51. The high was 77 that day. 1994 and 1996 also had highs of 77, the coolest highs of the past 31 years. The record coolest high of 63 occurred back in 1927. The official thermometer was located near Lake Michigan at the time. 16 of the last 31 lows were 60s. Nine lows were in the cooler 50s, including last year's 58. Six were in the warmer 70s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 5:16 and sunrise is at 5:47. Sunset is at 20:11 and civil twilight ends at 20:43. Nautical twilight ends at 21:22 and astronomical twilight ends at 22:05. There's a total of 14 hours, 24 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 27 minutes between twilights. We are losing about two minutes of daylight a day. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:17 and sunrise is at 5:48. The moon is waning gibbous and reaches last quarter tonight at 23:59, a minute to midnight. Illumination was 60% at midnight, will be 55% at noon and 50% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 13:20 this afternoon. Moonrise is at 23:19 tonight. Moonset is at 14:25 tomorrow afternoon. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 1 minute which is 33 minutes longer than yesterday. -Bernie-
Monday, August 3, 2009
August 2: ORD
Today is August 2nd. It's the 214th day of the year. 151 days remain. It's week 31 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 83 and the normal low is 64. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 85 and 64.
On the hot side, in 1988 the high was 100 with the record warmest low of 79. Three years ago the high was 97 with a low of 77. In 1991 the high was the record high of 101. Another hot high was 96 in 1987. 16 of the last 30 highs were 80s. Eight highs were in the warmer: 90s (6) and 100s (2). Six highs were in the cooler 70s.
In looking back through the years to the first August at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1975 the high was 78 with a low of 73, a five degree spread. In 1966 the high was 71 with a low of 52, a cool day. In 1965 the high was 73 with a low of 49, a cool day. In 1964 the high was 96 with a low of 76, a hot day. 1963 the high was 91. In 1962 the high was 83 with a low of 53, a 30 degree spread. In 1960 the high was 90.
More recently, there was a large spread of 34 degrees in 1991 (101/67).
On the cool side, there were no days of a mean of at least 11.5 degrees below normal. The coolest low was the record low of 51, set in 1985. The record coolest high of 63 occurred back in 1927. The official thermometer was located near Lake Michigan at the time. 16 of the last 30 lows were 60s. Eight lows were in the cooler 50s. Six were in the warmer 70s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 5:16 and sunrise was at 5:47. Sunset is at 20:11 and twilight ends at 20:42. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:17 and sunrise is at 5:48. There's a total of 14 hours, 24 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 26 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous. Illumination was 88% at midnight, will be 91% at noon and 93% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 2:21 this morning. Moonrise is at 18:22. Moonset is at 3:19 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 59 minutes which is seven minutes longer than yesterday.
My tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 77 in 17 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 83 and the normal low is 64. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 85 and 64.
On the hot side, in 1988 the high was 100 with the record warmest low of 79. Three years ago the high was 97 with a low of 77. In 1991 the high was the record high of 101. Another hot high was 96 in 1987. 16 of the last 30 highs were 80s. Eight highs were in the warmer: 90s (6) and 100s (2). Six highs were in the cooler 70s.
In looking back through the years to the first August at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: In 1975 the high was 78 with a low of 73, a five degree spread. In 1966 the high was 71 with a low of 52, a cool day. In 1965 the high was 73 with a low of 49, a cool day. In 1964 the high was 96 with a low of 76, a hot day. 1963 the high was 91. In 1962 the high was 83 with a low of 53, a 30 degree spread. In 1960 the high was 90.
More recently, there was a large spread of 34 degrees in 1991 (101/67).
On the cool side, there were no days of a mean of at least 11.5 degrees below normal. The coolest low was the record low of 51, set in 1985. The record coolest high of 63 occurred back in 1927. The official thermometer was located near Lake Michigan at the time. 16 of the last 30 lows were 60s. Eight lows were in the cooler 50s. Six were in the warmer 70s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight began at 5:16 and sunrise was at 5:47. Sunset is at 20:11 and twilight ends at 20:42. Tomorrow twilight begins at 5:17 and sunrise is at 5:48. There's a total of 14 hours, 24 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 26 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous. Illumination was 88% at midnight, will be 91% at noon and 93% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 2:21 this morning. Moonrise is at 18:22. Moonset is at 3:19 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 59 minutes which is seven minutes longer than yesterday.
My tennis coach, Bob Finder, will be 77 in 17 days. -Bernie-
Saturday, August 2, 2008
August 2: ORD
Today is August 2nd. It's the 215th day of the year. 151 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 83 and the normal low is 64. The 29-year averages are 86 and 64.
On the cool side, in 1985 the high was 77 with the record low of 51. In 1994 the high was 77 with a low of 56. In 1996 the high was 77 with a low of 57. In 1992 the high was 79 with a low of 58. In 1993 the high was 79 with a low of 59. The other 70s high was 79 in 1995. Five of the six 70s highs occurred between 1992 and 1996. All of the 70s highs were in the upper range (77, 78 and 79 degrees). The record coolest high of 63 was set in 1927. 15 of the 29 lows have been 60s and there have been eight 50s and six 70s lows.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:16 and sunrise is at 5:48. Sunset is at 20:11 and twilight ends at 20:42. Twilight begins at 5:17 tomorrow and sunrise is at 5:49. There's a total of 14 hours, 23 minutes of daylight today and 15 hours, 26 minutes between twilights. The moon is new as of 5:13 yesterday. Illumination was 1% at midnight, 2% at noon and 4% at midnight tonight. Moonrise was at 7:09 and moonset is at 20:56. Moonrise is at 8:22 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 13 hours, 47 minutes today.
In 17 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. -Bernie
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