Today is October 28th. It's the 302nd day of the year. 64 days remain. It's week 44 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 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 this, 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 58
and the normal low is 39. I've calculated the 33-year averages at 58
and 39.
On
the warm side, in 1999 (O'Hare's warmest October 28th) the high was the record high of 80 (Chicago's
only 80s high of the date) with a low of 48, a 32 degree spread. A
decade earlier, in 1989 (O'Hare's second warmest October 28th), the high was 74 (O'Hare's second hottest high of the date and our most recent 70s high)
with a low of 53 (O'Hare's second warmest low of the date). In 1982 the high was 70 with a low of 54 (O'Hare's warmest low of the date). The other
warm highs are 73 degrees in 1966, 73 degrees in 1983 and 71 degrees in 1986. As you can see, all of the
post-1978 70s highs occurred between 1982 and 1989. The
other warm low of 52 degrees occurred in 1991. The record warmest low of 58 degrees was set
way back in 1896, at a time when the official readings were taken adjacent to Lake Michigan. 15 of the past 33
highs (46%) were in the 50s. 12 highs (36%) were in the warm: 60s (7),
70s (4) and 80s (1). Six highs (18%) were in the cool 40s. Our most recent 60s high was 61 degrees in 2004. The other warm day was in 1974 as the high was 73 with a low of 50.
In
looking back through the years to the first October at O'Hare in
1959, the following instances were notable: in 1976 the high was 49
with a cold low of 22, a cool day. In 1974 the high was a warm 73 with
a low of 50, a warm day. In 1969 the high was 45 with a low of 25, a
cold day. In 1968 the high was a cold 44 with a low of 39, a five
degree spread. In 1967 the high was a cold 46 degrees. In 1966 the
high was a warm 73 with a low of 37, a 36 degree spread. In 1965 the
high was 48 with a cold low of 24, a cool day. In 1960 the high was 56
with a low of 49, a seven degree spread. In 1959 the high was 43 with a
low of 25, a cold day.
More recently, there were additional large
spreads of 34 degrees in 1981 (65/31) and 30 degrees in 1983 (73/43).
There were small spreads of six degrees in 1991 (58/52), seven
degrees in 2000 (53/46), seven degrees three years ago, in 2009 (57/50) and seven degrees two years ago, in 2010 (46/39).
On the cool side, in 1980 (tied with 1969 as O'Hare's second coolest October 28th) the high was 44 with a low of 26. In 1988 the high was 44 with a low of 30. O'Hare's second coolest highs of the date (44 degrees) were those just mentioned (in 1980 and 1988) and in 1968. The other cold low of 25 degrees occurred in 1997. The other cool highs were 45 degrees in 2008, 46 degrees in 1967 and 46 degrees two years ago in 2010. The record low of 19 degrees and record coolest high of 31 degrees were set on
the same cold day back in 1925, at a time when the official readings were taken adjacent to Lake Michigan. 27 of the last 33 lows (82%) were in the: 30s (17) and 40s (10). Our most recent 40s low was 46 degrees in 2004. Two lows were in the cold 20s. Four lows were in the warm 50s, three of them occurring in a ten year span from 1982 through 1991. O'Hare's coolest October 28th was in 1959 as the high was 43 (O'Hare's coolest high of the date) with a low of 25. Tied with 1980 as O'Hare's second coolest October 28th is 1969 (high of 45, low of 25). O'Hare's other cool 10/28 days are: 1976 (high of 49, low of 22) and 1965 (high of 48, low of 24 (O'Hare's second coldest low of the date)).
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:53 and sunrise is at 7:22. Sunset is at 17:51 and twilight ends at 18:20. There's a total of 10 hours, 29 minutes of daylight today and 11 hours, 27 minutes between
twilights. We lost three minutes of daylight from yesterday. Tomorrow
twilight begins at 6:54 and sunrise is at 7:23. The moon is waxing
gibbous, heading towards the full Hunter's moon tomorrow at 14:49.
Illumination was 98% at midnight, will be 99% at noon and 100%
at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 6:15 this morning. Moonrise is at
17:09 this afternoon. Moonset is at 7:14 tomorrow morning. Moonlight
time is 13 hours, 6 minutes which is 32 minutes longer than yesterday.
Warm
Fall began September 22nd and runs for 41 days through November 1st.
High temperatures in this period are usually in the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Highs in the 30s and 40s occur infrequently. Halloween is in three days. Standard Time returns in seven days.
Election Day is in nine days.
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Friday, October 28, 2011
October 28: ORD
Today is October 28th. It's the 301st day of the year. 64 days remain. It's week 43 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 was on the south side of Chicago at Midway International Airport (MDW), beginning on Wednesday, July 1, 1942. 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 58 and the normal low is 39. I've calculated the 32-year averages at 58 and 39.
On the warm side, in 1999 the high was the record high of 80 (Chicago's only high of 80 or higher) with a low of 48, a 32 degree spread. A decade earlier, in 1989, the high was 74 (our most recent 70s high) with a low of 53. In 1982 the high was 70 with a low of 54. The other warm highs were 73 in 1983 and 71 in 1986. As you can see, all of the 70s highs occurred between 1982 and 1989, at least 22 years ago. The other warm low was 52 in 1991. The record warmest low of 58 was set way back in 1896, a time when the official readings were taken adjacent to Lake Michigan. 14 of the past 32 highs (44%) were in the 50s. 12 highs (38%) were in the warm: 60s (7), 70s (4) and 80s (1). Six highs (18%) were in the cool 40s. Our last 60s high was 61 in 2004.
In looking back through the years to the first October at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: in 1976 the high was 49 with a cold low of 22, a cool day. In 1974 the high was a warm 73 with a low of 50, a warm day. In 1969 the high was 45 with a low of 25, a cold day. In 1968 the high was a cold 44 with a low of 39, a five degree spread. In 1967 the high was a cold 46 degrees. In 1966 the high was a warm 73 with a low of 37, a 36 degree spread. In 1965 the high was 48 with a cold low of 24, a cool day. In 1960 the high was 56 with a low of 49, a seven degree spread. In 1959 the high was 43 with a low of 25, a cold day.
More recently, there were large spreads of 34 degrees in 1981 (65/31) and 30 degrees in 1983 (73/43). There were small spreads of six degrees in 1991 (58/52), seven degrees in 2000 (53/46), seven degrees two years ago, in 2009 (57/50) and seven degrees last year, in 2010 (46/39).
On the cold side, in 1980 the high was 44 with a low of 26. In 1988 the high was 44 with a low of 30. The other cold low was 25 in 1997. The other cold highs were 45 three years ago, in 2008 and 46 last year, in 2010. The record low of 19 and record coldest high of 31 were set on the same cold day back in 1925, a time when the official readings were taken adjacent to Lake Michigan. 26 of the last 32 lows (81%) were in the: 30s (16) and 40s (10). For 11 consecutive years, from 1998 through 2008, lows were in the 30s & 40s. Two lows were in the cold 20s and four were in the warm 50s.
There's an instance of back-to-back years in which temperatures were just about as opposite as they can be. In 1988 the high was 44 with a low of 30, overall 11 degrees BELOW normal. Then in 1989 the high was 74 with a low of 53, overall 15.5 degrees ABOVE normal.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:52 and sunrise is at 7:21. Sunset is at 17:52 and twilight ends at 18:21. There's a total of 10 hours, 31 minutes of daylight today and 11 hours, 29 minutes between twilights. We lost three minutes of daylight from yesterday. Tomorrow twilight begins at 6:53 and sunrise is at 7:22. The moon is waxing crescent, having passed new two days ago at 14:56. Illumination was 3% at midnight, will be 6% at noon and 9% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 9:41 this morning. Moonset is at 19:13 tonight. Moonrise is at 10:49 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 32 minutes which is 22 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Warm Fall began September 22 and runs for 41 days through November 1. High temperatures in this period are usually in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Highs in the 30s and 40s occur infrequently. Halloween is in three days. Election Day is in 11 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. Before this, the official site was on the south side of Chicago at Midway International Airport (MDW), beginning on Wednesday, July 1, 1942. 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 58 and the normal low is 39. I've calculated the 32-year averages at 58 and 39.
On the warm side, in 1999 the high was the record high of 80 (Chicago's only high of 80 or higher) with a low of 48, a 32 degree spread. A decade earlier, in 1989, the high was 74 (our most recent 70s high) with a low of 53. In 1982 the high was 70 with a low of 54. The other warm highs were 73 in 1983 and 71 in 1986. As you can see, all of the 70s highs occurred between 1982 and 1989, at least 22 years ago. The other warm low was 52 in 1991. The record warmest low of 58 was set way back in 1896, a time when the official readings were taken adjacent to Lake Michigan. 14 of the past 32 highs (44%) were in the 50s. 12 highs (38%) were in the warm: 60s (7), 70s (4) and 80s (1). Six highs (18%) were in the cool 40s. Our last 60s high was 61 in 2004.
In looking back through the years to the first October at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: in 1976 the high was 49 with a cold low of 22, a cool day. In 1974 the high was a warm 73 with a low of 50, a warm day. In 1969 the high was 45 with a low of 25, a cold day. In 1968 the high was a cold 44 with a low of 39, a five degree spread. In 1967 the high was a cold 46 degrees. In 1966 the high was a warm 73 with a low of 37, a 36 degree spread. In 1965 the high was 48 with a cold low of 24, a cool day. In 1960 the high was 56 with a low of 49, a seven degree spread. In 1959 the high was 43 with a low of 25, a cold day.
More recently, there were large spreads of 34 degrees in 1981 (65/31) and 30 degrees in 1983 (73/43). There were small spreads of six degrees in 1991 (58/52), seven degrees in 2000 (53/46), seven degrees two years ago, in 2009 (57/50) and seven degrees last year, in 2010 (46/39).
On the cold side, in 1980 the high was 44 with a low of 26. In 1988 the high was 44 with a low of 30. The other cold low was 25 in 1997. The other cold highs were 45 three years ago, in 2008 and 46 last year, in 2010. The record low of 19 and record coldest high of 31 were set on the same cold day back in 1925, a time when the official readings were taken adjacent to Lake Michigan. 26 of the last 32 lows (81%) were in the: 30s (16) and 40s (10). For 11 consecutive years, from 1998 through 2008, lows were in the 30s & 40s. Two lows were in the cold 20s and four were in the warm 50s.
There's an instance of back-to-back years in which temperatures were just about as opposite as they can be. In 1988 the high was 44 with a low of 30, overall 11 degrees BELOW normal. Then in 1989 the high was 74 with a low of 53, overall 15.5 degrees ABOVE normal.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:52 and sunrise is at 7:21. Sunset is at 17:52 and twilight ends at 18:21. There's a total of 10 hours, 31 minutes of daylight today and 11 hours, 29 minutes between twilights. We lost three minutes of daylight from yesterday. Tomorrow twilight begins at 6:53 and sunrise is at 7:22. The moon is waxing crescent, having passed new two days ago at 14:56. Illumination was 3% at midnight, will be 6% at noon and 9% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 9:41 this morning. Moonset is at 19:13 tonight. Moonrise is at 10:49 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 32 minutes which is 22 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Warm Fall began September 22 and runs for 41 days through November 1. High temperatures in this period are usually in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Highs in the 30s and 40s occur infrequently. Halloween is in three days. Election Day is in 11 days.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
October 28: ORD
Today is October 28th. It's the 301st day of the year. 64 days remain. It's week 43 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 56 and the normal low is 38. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 58 and 39.
On the warm side, in 1999 the high was the record high of 80 with a low of 48, a 32 degree spread. A decade earlier, in 1989, the high was 74 with a low of 53. In 1982 the high was 70 with a low of 54. Other warm highs were 73 in 1983 and 71 in 1986. As you can see, all of the 70s highs occurred between 1982 and 1989, at least 21 years ago. Other warm lows were 52 in 1991 and 50 last year. The record warmest low of 58 was set way back in 1896. Over the last 31 years, 14 highs have been 50s. 12 highs were in the warmer: 60s (7), 70s (4) and 80s (1). Five highs were in the cooler 40s. The last 60s high was 61 in 2004.
In looking back through the years to the first October at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: in 1976 the high was 49 with a cold low of 22, a cool day. In 1974 the high was 73 with a low of 50, a warm day. In 1969 the high was 45 with a cold low of 25, a cool day. In 1968 the high was a cool 44 with a low of 39, a five degree spread. In 1966 the high was a warm 73 with a low of 37, a 36 degree spread. In 1965 the low was a cold 24 degrees. In 1964 the high was a warm 68 degrees. In 1960 the high was 56 with a low of 49, a seven degree spread. In 1959 the high was 43 with a low of 25, a cold day.
More recently, there were large spreads of 34 degrees in 1981 (65/31) and 30 degrees in 1983 (73/43). There were small spreads of six degrees in 1991 (58/52), seven degrees in 2000 (53/46) and seven degrees last year (57/50).
On the cool side, in 1980 the high was 44 with a low of 26. Another cool low was 25 in 1997. Another cool high was 44 in 1988. The record low of 19 and record coolest high of 31 were set on the same day back in 1925. 25 of the last 31 lows (81%) were: 30s (15) and 40s (10). Two lows were in the cooler 20s. Four lows were in the warmer 50s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:53 and sunrise is at 7:21. Sunset is at 17:52 and twilight ends at 18:21. There's a total of 10 hours, 31 minutes of daylight today and 11 hours, 28 minutes between twilights. We are losing two or three minutes of daylight a day. Tomorrow twilight begins at 6:54 and sunrise is at 7:23. The moon is waning gibbous. Illumination was 74% at midnight, will be 69% at noon and 64% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 12:45 this afternoon. Moonrise is at 22:20 tonight. Moonset is at 13:26 tomorrow afternoon. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 25 minutes which is 20 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Halloween is in three days. Election Day is in five days. Veteran's Day is in 14 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 56 and the normal low is 38. I've calculated the 31-year averages at 58 and 39.
On the warm side, in 1999 the high was the record high of 80 with a low of 48, a 32 degree spread. A decade earlier, in 1989, the high was 74 with a low of 53. In 1982 the high was 70 with a low of 54. Other warm highs were 73 in 1983 and 71 in 1986. As you can see, all of the 70s highs occurred between 1982 and 1989, at least 21 years ago. Other warm lows were 52 in 1991 and 50 last year. The record warmest low of 58 was set way back in 1896. Over the last 31 years, 14 highs have been 50s. 12 highs were in the warmer: 60s (7), 70s (4) and 80s (1). Five highs were in the cooler 40s. The last 60s high was 61 in 2004.
In looking back through the years to the first October at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: in 1976 the high was 49 with a cold low of 22, a cool day. In 1974 the high was 73 with a low of 50, a warm day. In 1969 the high was 45 with a cold low of 25, a cool day. In 1968 the high was a cool 44 with a low of 39, a five degree spread. In 1966 the high was a warm 73 with a low of 37, a 36 degree spread. In 1965 the low was a cold 24 degrees. In 1964 the high was a warm 68 degrees. In 1960 the high was 56 with a low of 49, a seven degree spread. In 1959 the high was 43 with a low of 25, a cold day.
More recently, there were large spreads of 34 degrees in 1981 (65/31) and 30 degrees in 1983 (73/43). There were small spreads of six degrees in 1991 (58/52), seven degrees in 2000 (53/46) and seven degrees last year (57/50).
On the cool side, in 1980 the high was 44 with a low of 26. Another cool low was 25 in 1997. Another cool high was 44 in 1988. The record low of 19 and record coolest high of 31 were set on the same day back in 1925. 25 of the last 31 lows (81%) were: 30s (15) and 40s (10). Two lows were in the cooler 20s. Four lows were in the warmer 50s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:53 and sunrise is at 7:21. Sunset is at 17:52 and twilight ends at 18:21. There's a total of 10 hours, 31 minutes of daylight today and 11 hours, 28 minutes between twilights. We are losing two or three minutes of daylight a day. Tomorrow twilight begins at 6:54 and sunrise is at 7:23. The moon is waning gibbous. Illumination was 74% at midnight, will be 69% at noon and 64% at midnight tonight. Moonset is at 12:45 this afternoon. Moonrise is at 22:20 tonight. Moonset is at 13:26 tomorrow afternoon. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 25 minutes which is 20 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Halloween is in three days. Election Day is in five days. Veteran's Day is in 14 days. -Bernie-
Friday, October 30, 2009
October 28: ORD
Today is October 28th. It's the 301st day of the year. 64 days remain. It's week 43 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 56 and the normal low is 38. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 58 and 39.
On the warm side, in 1999 the high was the record high of 80 with a low of 48, a 32 degree spread. A decade earlier, in 1989, the high was 74 with a low of 53. In 1982 the high was 70 with a low of 54. Other warm highs were 73 in 1983 and 71 in 1986. Another warm low was 52 in 1991. The record warmest low of 58 was set way back in 1896. Over the last 30 years, 13 highs have been 50s. 12 highs were in the warmer: 60s (7), 70s (4) and 80s (1). Five highs were in the cooler 40s.
In looking back through the years to the first October at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: in 1976 the high was 49 with a low of 22, a cool day. In 1974 the high was 73 with a low of 50, a warm day. In 1969 the high was 45 with a low of 25, a cool day. In 1968 the high was a cool 44 with a low of 39, a five degree spread. In 1966 the high was a warm 73 with a low of 37, a 36 degree spread. In 1965 the low was a cool 24 degrees. In 1964 the high was a warm 68 degrees. In 1960 the high was 56 with a low of 49, a seven degree spread. In 1959 the high was 43 with a low of 25, a cool day.
More recently, there were large spreads of 34 degrees in 1981 (65/31) and 30 degrees in 1983 (73/43). There were small spreads of six degrees in 1991 (58/52) and seven degrees in 2000 (53/46).
On the cool side, in 1980 the high was 44 with a low of 26. Another cool low was 25 in 1997. Another cool high was 44 in 1988. The record low of 19 and record coolest high of 31 were set on the same day in 1925. 25 of the last 30 lows were: 30s (15) and 40s (10). Two lows were in the cooler 20s. Three lows were in the warmer 50s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:53 and sunrise is at 7:22. Sunset is at 17:52 and twilight ends at 18:21. Tomorrow twilight begins at 6:54 and sunrise is at 7:23. There's a total of 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight today (two minutes less than yesterday) and 11 hours, 28 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous. Illumination was 71% at midnight, will be 75% at noon and 79% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 1:56. Moonrise is at 15:14. Moonset is at 2:58 early tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 10 hours, 42 minutes which is 40 minutes longer than yesterday.
Halloween is in three days. Election Day is in six 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 56 and the normal low is 38. I've calculated the 30-year averages at 58 and 39.
On the warm side, in 1999 the high was the record high of 80 with a low of 48, a 32 degree spread. A decade earlier, in 1989, the high was 74 with a low of 53. In 1982 the high was 70 with a low of 54. Other warm highs were 73 in 1983 and 71 in 1986. Another warm low was 52 in 1991. The record warmest low of 58 was set way back in 1896. Over the last 30 years, 13 highs have been 50s. 12 highs were in the warmer: 60s (7), 70s (4) and 80s (1). Five highs were in the cooler 40s.
In looking back through the years to the first October at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable: in 1976 the high was 49 with a low of 22, a cool day. In 1974 the high was 73 with a low of 50, a warm day. In 1969 the high was 45 with a low of 25, a cool day. In 1968 the high was a cool 44 with a low of 39, a five degree spread. In 1966 the high was a warm 73 with a low of 37, a 36 degree spread. In 1965 the low was a cool 24 degrees. In 1964 the high was a warm 68 degrees. In 1960 the high was 56 with a low of 49, a seven degree spread. In 1959 the high was 43 with a low of 25, a cool day.
More recently, there were large spreads of 34 degrees in 1981 (65/31) and 30 degrees in 1983 (73/43). There were small spreads of six degrees in 1991 (58/52) and seven degrees in 2000 (53/46).
On the cool side, in 1980 the high was 44 with a low of 26. Another cool low was 25 in 1997. Another cool high was 44 in 1988. The record low of 19 and record coolest high of 31 were set on the same day in 1925. 25 of the last 30 lows were: 30s (15) and 40s (10). Two lows were in the cooler 20s. Three lows were in the warmer 50s.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:53 and sunrise is at 7:22. Sunset is at 17:52 and twilight ends at 18:21. Tomorrow twilight begins at 6:54 and sunrise is at 7:23. There's a total of 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight today (two minutes less than yesterday) and 11 hours, 28 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous. Illumination was 71% at midnight, will be 75% at noon and 79% at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 1:56. Moonrise is at 15:14. Moonset is at 2:58 early tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 10 hours, 42 minutes which is 40 minutes longer than yesterday.
Halloween is in three days. Election Day is in six days. -Bernie-
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
October 28: ORD
Today is October 28th. It's the 302nd day of the year. 64 days remain. It's week 44 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. Observations have been official at O'Hare since Thursday, January 17, 1980.
According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 56 and the normal low is 38. The 29-year averages are 59 and 39.
On the warm side, in 1999 the high was the record high of 80 with a low of 48 (a 32 degree spread). In 1989 the high was 74 with a low of 53. In 1982 the high was 70 with a low of 54. In 1986 the high was 71 with a low of 46. In 1983 the high was 73 with a low of 43 (a 30 degree spread). Another warm low was 52 in 1991. In looking back through the years to the first October at O'Hare in 1959, the following instances were notable. In 1974 the high was 73 with a low of 50. In 1968 the high was 44 with a low of 39, a 5 degree spread. In 1966 the high was 73 with a low of 37, a 36 degree spread. The record warmest low of 58 was set way back in 1896. 13 of the 29 highs have been in the 50s. Seven highs have been in the 60s. Four highs made it into the 70s but likewise, four highs were only in the 40s. One high (the record) was in the 80s.
Another large spread was 34 degrees in 1981 (65/31). The small spreads were six degrees in 1991 (58/52) and seven degrees in 2000 (53/46).
On the cool side, in 1980 the high was 44 with a low of 26. In 1988 the high was 44 with a low of 30. In 1997 the high was 53 with a low of 25. In 1987 the high was 47 with a low of 31. Other cool lows were 31 in both 1981 and 2005. The record low and record coolest highs were both set on the same day back in 1925: 19 and 31 degrees respectively. 24 of the 29 lows have been 30s (14) and 40s (10). There have been three 50s lows and two 20s lows.
The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 6:53 and sunrise is at 7:22. Sunset is at 17:51 and twilight ends at 18:20. Twilight begins tomorrow at 6:54 and sunrise is at 7:23. There's a total of 10 hours, 29 minutes of daylight today and 11 hours, 27 minutes between twilights. The moon is new today at 18:14. Illumination was 1% at midnight, will be 0% at noon and 0% at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 7:11 this morning. Moonset is at 17:19 this afternoon. Moonrise is at 8:17 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 10 hours, 8 minutes today, but such a small percentage is visible.
Halloween is in three days. Election day is in a week. Veteran's Day is in two weeks. My sister-in-law celebrates a birthday in 17 days. -Bernie-
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