July 20: ORD

Today is July 20th. It's the 202nd day of the year. 164 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 84 and the normal low is 64. The 29-year averages are 85 and 65.

On the hot side, in 1980 the high was the record high of 101 with a low of 69. In 1991 the high was 96 with a low of 74. In 1983 the high was 94 with a low of 71. In 1987 the high was 96 with a low of 67. In 2001 the high was 93 with a low of 70. Other 90s highs were 92 in 2005, 91 in 1998 and 90 in both 1994 and 2002. Lows of 70 happened in 1981, 2004 and two years ago. The record warmest low of 79 was set in 1977. 28 of the 29 highs have been 70s (8), 80s (12) and 90s (8).

On the cool side, in 1996 the high was 71 with a low of 59. Last year the high was 75 with a low of 58. In 2000 the high was 75 with a low of 59. In 1992 the high was 76 with a low of 59. Two more cool highs were 72 in 1989 and 76 in 1990. Two other 50s lows were 54 in 1979 and 59 in 1985. The record low of 53 was set in 1970 and the record coolest high of 65 was set in 1950. 17 of the 29 lows so far have been in the 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:02 and sunrise is at 5:35. Sunset is at 20:24 and twilight ends at 20:57. There's a total of 14 hours, 49 minutes of sunlight and 15 hours, 55 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous with 96% visible at midnight, 94% visible at noon and 92% visible at midnight tonight. The full Buck moon was Friday morning at 2:59. Moonset was at 7:51 this morning. Moonrise is at 21:44 tonight and moonset is at 8:58 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 10 hours, 7 minutes today.

Parent's Day is in a week. -Bernie-

July 19: ORD

Today is July 19th. It's the 201st day of the year. 165 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 84 and the normal low is 64. The 29-year averages are 86 and 65.

On the hot side, in 1991 the high was 99 with a low of 72. In 1986 the high was 95 with a low of 74. In 1987 the high was 93 with a low of 75. In 1983 the high was 96 with a low of 69. In 1981 the high was 87 with a low of 76. In 1998 the high was 91 with a low of 70. The high in 2005 was 92. Other warm lows were 73 in 1980 and 69 in 1999. The record high of 101 was set in 1930 and the record warmest low of 78 was set in 1977. 20 of the 29 highs have been 80s. There were two stretches of seven years between 90-degree highs: from 1991's 99 degrees to 1998's 91 degrees and from 1998 to 2005's 92 degrees.

On the cool side, in 2000 the high was the only 60s high of 69 with the low of 56. Our only two 70s highs were 71 in 1989 and 78 in 1985. The other cool 50s lows were 53 in 2003, 54 in 1984, 55 in 1979 and 58 in 1992. The record low of 50 was set way back in 1873 and the record coolest high of 65 was set in 1912. 18 of the 29 lows so far have been in the 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:01 and sunrise is at 5:34. Sunset is at 20:25 and twilight ends at 20:58. There's a total of 14 hours, 51 minutes of sunlight and 15 hours, 57 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous with 99% visible at midnight, 98% visible at noon and 96% visible at midnight tonight. The full Buck moon was yesterday morning at 2:59. Moonset was at 6:44 this morning. Moonrise is at 21:21 tonight and moonset is at 7:51 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 23 minutes today.

Parent's Day is in eight days. -Bernie-

July 18: ORD

Today is July 18th. It's the 200th day of the year. 166 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 84 and the normal low is 64. The 29-year averages are 85 and 66.

On the hot side, in 1986 the high was 93 with a low of 75. In 1991 the high was 96 with a low of 70. In 2005 the high was 91 with a low of 75. In 2002 the high was 92 with a low of 72. In 1982 the high was 87 with a low of 74. In 1983 the high was 90 with a low of 70. Other 90s highs include 91 (1987 and 1993) and 90 (1980 and 1981). Other warm lows of 70 degrees occurred in 1997 and 2001. The record high of 100 was set in 1946 and the record warmest low of 78 was set in 1942. 13 of the 29 highs have been 80s. Nine years between the 90s highs of 91 in 1993 and 92 in 2002.

On the cool side, in 1979 the high was 82 with the record low of 45 (Midway's low (the official one at the time) was 53). In 1984 the high was 75 with a low of 56. In 2000 the high was 71 with a low of 61. In 2003 the high was 75 with a low of 57. In 1992 the high was 77 with a low of 57. Other cool 70s highs were 79 (1989 and 2004) and 78 in 1988. Another cool 50s low was 57 in 1985. The record coolest high of 62 was set in 1924. 16 of the 29 lows so far have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 5:00 and sunrise is at 5:33. Sunset is at 20:25 and twilight ends at 20:59. There's a total of 14 hours, 52 minutes of sunlight and 15 hours, 59 minutes between twilights. The moon is full (having reached this stage at 2:59/the full Buck moon) with 100% visible at midnight, 100% visible at noon and 99% visible at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 5:37 this morning. Moonrise is at 20:54 tonight and moonset is at 6:44 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 43 minutes today.

My niece is celebrating her 14th today. Happy birthday Katy! Parent's Day is in nine days. -Bernie-

July 17: ORD

Today is July 17th. It's the 199th day of the year. 167 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 84 and the normal low is 64. The 29-year averages are 86 and 66.

On the hot side, in 1982 the high was 93 with a low of 78. In 1986 the high was 94 with a low of 74. In 1983 the high was 93 with a low of 74. In 2005 the high was 97 with a low of 70. Two years ago the high was 95 with a low of 72. In 1997 the high was 92 with a low of 74. Other 90s highs include 91 in 1987 and 90 in 1980. Other 70s lows were 71 in 2001 and 70 in 1995. There were a couple of long stretches between 90s highs. The first instance was ten years from 1987's 91 to 1997's 92. Secondly, the eight years from 1997's 92 to 2005's 97. The record high of 100 was set in 1942 and the record warmest low of 80 was set way back in 1878. 17 of the 29 highs have been 80s.

On the cool side, in 1979 the high was 71 with the record low of 50. In 1985 the high was 79 with a low of 51. In 1984 the high was 78 with a low of 57. The other cool 70s high was 75 in 2004. The other cool 50s low was 55 in 1989. The record coolest high of 64 was set in 1924. 17 of the 29 lows so far have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:59 and sunrise is at 5:32. Sunset is at 20:26 and twilight ends at 20:59. There's a total of 14 hours, 54 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 99% visible at midnight, 100% visible at noon and 100% visible at midnight tonight. Moonset was at 4:33 this morning. Moonrise is at 20:23 today and moonset is at 5:37 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 10 minutes today. The moon will reach full (the full Buck moon) tomorrow at 2:59.

My niece will celebrate her 14th tomorrow. Happy birthday Katy! Parent's Day is in ten days. -Bernie-

July 16: ORD

Today is July 16th. It's the 198th day of the year. 168 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 84 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 86 and 65.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the near record high of 99 (the record is 100, set way back in 1887) with a low of 70. Two years ago the high was 94 with a low of 74. In 1995 the high was 93 with a low of 74. In 1982 the high was 90 with a low of 75. In 1986 the high was 93 with a low of 72. In 1997 the high was 94 with a low of 70. In 1999 the high was 92 with a low of 71. in 1983 the high was 91 with a low of 71. Other 90s highs include 93 in 2005 and 91 in both 1980 and 1991. Another 70s low was 72 in 1998. The record warmest low of 80 was set way back in 1878. 26 of the past 29 highs were 80s (15) and 90s (11).

On the cool side, in 1979 the high was 74 with a low of 55. In 1987 the high was 80 with a low of 52. In 1985 the high was 76 with a low of 57. The other 70s high was 75 in 1992. The other 50s lows were 57 in 1984 and 59 in both 1989 and 2003. The record coolest high of 62 was set in 1912 and the record low of 49 occurred in 1945. 14 of the 29 lows so far have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:58 and sunrise is at 5:31. Sunset is at 20:27 and twilight ends at 21:00. There's a total of 14 hours, 56 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 2 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 96% visible at midnight, 98% visible at noon and 99% visible at midnight tonight. The moon has just set at 3:33 this morning. Moonrise is at 19:45 and moonset is at 4:33 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 48 minutes today. The moon will reach full (the full Buck moon) on Friday at 2:59.

My niece will celebrate her 14th in two days. Happy birthday Katy! Parent's Day is in 11 days. -Bernie-

July 15: ORD

Today is July 15th. It's the 197th day of the year. 169 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 84 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 86 and 65.

On the hot side, in 1980 the high was 98 with the record warmest low of 82. In 1995 the high was 98 with a low of 75. In 1988 the high was the record high of 102 with a low of 70. Two years ago the high was 97 with a low of 74. In 1983 the high was 92 with a low of 74. In 1979 the high was 92 with a low of 70. Other 90s highs include 91 (1986, 2002) and 90 in 1997. Other 70s lows include 70 in both 1998 and 2005. 16 of the past 29 highs have been 80s.

On the cool side, in 1987 the high was 70 with a low of 54. Other 70s highs include 72 in 1990, 75 in 1981 and 77 in 1992. Other 50s lows were 54 in 1991, 57 in 1985 and 59 (1993, 2001 and 2004). The record coolest high is 65, set back in 1903 and the record low of 52 occurred in 1967. 15 of the 29 lows so far have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:57 and sunrise is at 5:31. Sunset is at 20:28 and twilight ends at 21:01. There's a total of 14 hours, 57 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 4 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 91% visible as I post this, 94% visible at noon and 96% visible at midnight tonight. The moon will set at 2:39 this morning. Moonrise is at 19:00 and moonset is at 3:33 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 39 minutes today. The moon will reach full (the full Buck moon) on Friday at 2:59.

My niece will celebrate her 14th in three days. Happy birthday Katy! Parent's Day is in 12 days. -Bernie-

July 14: ORD

Today is July 14th. It's the 196th day of the year. 170 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 84 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 85 and 65.

On the hot side, in 1995 the high was the co-record high of 100 with the record warmest low of 83. In 1988 the high was the co-record high of 100 with a low of 69. In 1980 the high was 97 with a low of 71. In 1997 the high was 92 with a low of 73. Other 90s highs include 95 in 1983, 92 in 1984 and 90 in 1998. Other 70s lows include 72 in 2006, 71 in 2005 and 70 in 1979. 14 of the past 29 highs have been 80s. We've had nine straight years without a high of 90 or higher. The last was 90 in 1998. That the record highs are in '95 and '88 exemplifies the two hottest summers since 1979: 1995 was the hottest and 1988 was the second hottest.

On the cool side, in 1990 the high was the near-record coolest high of 65 (the record was 64 in 1930). The low in 1990 was 60. The other cool high was 70 in 1992. Cool lows were 55 in 2003 and 56 in both 1989 and 2002. The record low of 52 occurred in 1926. 19 of the 29 lows so far have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:56 and sunrise is at 5:30. Sunset is at 20:28 and twilight ends at 21:02. There's a total of 14 hours, 58 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 6 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 88% visible at noon and 91% visible at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 18:08 and moonset is at 2:39 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 46 minutes today. The moon will reach full (the full Buck moon) on Friday, July 18th at 2:59.

My niece will celebrate her 14th in four days. Happy birthday Katy! Parent's Day is in 13 days. -Bernie-

July 13: ORD

Today is July 13th. It's the 195th day of the year. 171 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 84 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 85 and 63.

On the hot side, in 1995 the high was the record high of 104 with the record warmest low of 81. The high of 104 ties June 20, 1988 as the highest-ever temperature at O'Hare. In 1997 the high was 94 with a low of 72. In 1979 the high was 92 with a low of 71. In 1981 the high was 88 with a low of 74. Other hot highs include 94 in 1988, 92 in 1985, 90 in 1980, 90 in 1984, 89 in 1983, 88 in 2000, 87 in 2004 and 87 two years ago. The other 70s low was 73 in 2005. 14 of the past 29 highs have been 80s.

On the cool side, 1990 claims the only 60s high of 66 with a low of 59. In 1987 the high was 74 with a low of 54. Another cool high was 72 in 1994. Other cool lows were 56 in both 1983 and 1999. The record low of 52 occurred in 1975 and the record coolest high of 64 was set in 1926. 15 of the 29 lows so far have been 60s.

Note: 1983 was kind of a dual temperature day. Both the high of 89 and low of 56 were noteworthy for hottest and coldest. Also, the difference was 33-degrees between the high and low.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:55 and sunrise is at 5:29. Sunset is at 20:29 and twilight ends at 21:02. There's a total of 15 hours of sunlight and 16 hours, 7 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 82% visible at noon and 85% visible at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 17:09 and moonset is at 1:54 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 8 minutes today. The moon will reach full (the full Buck moon) on Friday, July 18th at 2:59.

My niece will celebrate her 14th in five days. Happy birthday Katy! -Bernie-

July 12: ORD

Today is July 12th. It's the 194th day of the year. 172 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 84 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 85 and 64.

On the hot side, in 1995 the high was the record high of 97 with a low of 73. In 1981 the high was 94 with a low of 73. In 1980 the high was 94 with a low of 68. In 1979 the high was 92 with a low of 69. In 1994 the high was 91 with a low of 70. In 1987 the high was 90 with a low of 69. Other warm lows include 72 in 2005, 69 in 1991, 69 in 2004 and 68 two years ago. The record warmest low of 79 was set in 1921. 19 of the past 29 highs have been in the 80s. It's been 13 years since the last high in the 90s (97 in 1995) and we've had just two upper 80s highs on the way back to 1995. These were 87 in 2004 and 88 in 1997.

On the cool side, in 1990 the high was 73 with a low of 59. Other cool highs include 78 in 1989 and 79 in both 1993 and 2002. Other cool lows include the record low of 53 in 1999 and 56 in 1982. The previous record low was 55 degrees in 1975. The record coolest high of 65 was set in 1940. 17 of the 29 lows so far have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:55 and sunrise is at 5:28. Sunset is at 20:29 and twilight ends at 21:03. There's a total of 15 hours, 1 minute of sunlight and 16 hours, 8 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 70% visible at midnight this morning, 74% visible at noon and 78% visible at midnight tonight. Moonrise is at 16:07 and moonset is at 1:17 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 39 minutes today. The moon was at first quarter on Wednesday at 23:35.

My niece will celebrate her 14th in six days. Happy birthday Katy! -Bernie-

July 11: ORD

Today is July 11th. It's the 193rd day of the year. 173 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 83 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1980 the high was 95 with the lone 70s low of 72. In 1987 the high was 91 with a low of 69. In 1979 the high was 90 with a low of 69. In 1983 the high was 93 with a low of 65. In 1995 the high was 89 with a low of 69. The high was 90 in 1988. Warm lows include 69 in 1986, 68 in 1989 and 67 two years ago. The record high and record warmest low were both set in 1936: 97 and 80. 24 of the past 29 highs have been in the 70s (10) and 80s (14).

On the cool side, in 1996 the high was 82 with the record low of 50 (former record was 51 in 1978). In 1999 the high was 81 with the a low of 52. Other cool highs include 73 in 1990, 74 in 2002 and 75 in 2000. The record coolest high of 65 was set way back in 1873. 22 of the 29 lows so far have been in the 60s.

Note: It's been 20 years since the last high in the 90s (90 in 1988) and it was ten years between highs of 89 (1995 to 2005).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:54 and sunrise is at 5:27. Sunset is at 20:30 and twilight ends at 21:04. There's a total of 15 hours, 3 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 10 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 60% visible at midnight and 65% visible at noon. Moonrise is at 15:03 and moonset is at 0:46 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 18 minutes today. The moon was at the first quarter on Wednesday at 23:35.

My niece will celebrate her 14th in seven days. Happy birthday Katy! -Bernie-

July 10: ORD

Today is July 10th. It's the 192nd day of the year. 174 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 85 and 63.

On the hot side, in 1989 the high was a near-record 101 (record is 102, set in 1936) with the only 70s low of 73. In 1984 the high was 99 with a low of 66. In 1987 the high was 92 with a low of 69. In 2001 the high was 93 with a low of 68. In 1993 the high was 90 with a low of 68. Last year the high was 89 with a low of 69. Other hot highs include 91 (1980, 1981, 2005), 90 (1979) and 87 (1983, 1995). Other warm lows include 69 in 2002 and 68 in 1982. The record warmest low of 80 was set in 1936 (same year as the record high). 28 of the past 29 highs have been in the 70s (8), 80s (12) and 90s (8).

On the cool side, in 1996 the high was 75 with the co-record low of 50. In 1997 the high was 78 with the other co-record low of 50. In 1999 the high was 74 with a low of 54. Other cool highs include 73 two years ago and 74 in 1994. Other cool lows include 56 in both 1981 and 1986. The record coolest high of 62 was set in 1917. 21 of the 29 lows so far have been in the 60s.

Note: 1981 was kind of a dual temperature day: both the high of 91 and low of 56 (a 35-degree difference) were noteworthy for hottest and coolest.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:53 and sunrise is at 5:27. Sunset is at 20:30 and twilight ends at 21:04. There's a total of 15 hours, 3 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 11 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 51% visible at midnight and 56% visible at noon. Moonrise is at 13:59 and moonset is at 0:21 tomorrow. Moonlight time is 10 hours, 1 minute today. The moon just passed first quarter which occurred yesterday at 23:35.

My mother is celebrating her 67th birthday today and my niece, Katy, will celebrate her 14th in eight days. Happy birthday to both of you! -Bernie-

July 9: ORD

Today is July 9th. It's the 191st day of the year. 175 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 85 and 64.

On the hot side, in 1989 the high was 97 with a low of 71. In 1988 the high was 97 with a low of 68. Last year the high was 94 with a low of 70. In 1990 the high was 90 with a low of 72. In 1993 the high was 90 with a low of 72. Other hot highs include 95 in 1984, 93 in 1987, 91 in 1985 and 91 in 2001. Other warm lows include 72 in 2000 and 71 two years ago. The record high of 98 was set in 1974 and the record warmest low of 79 was set way back in 1897. 22 of the past 29 highs have been 80s (13) and 90s (9).

On the cool side, in 1997 the high was 69 with a low of 53. In 1996 the high was 69 (only 60s highs) with a low of 56. Other cool lows include 56 in 2005, 57 (1982 and 1986) and 59 in 1991. The record low of 50 and the record coolest high of 63 were both set way back in 1895. 17 of the 29 lows have been in the 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:52 and sunrise is at 5:26. Sunset is at 20:31 and twilight ends at 21:05. There's a total of 15 hours, 5 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 13 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent with 41% visible at midnight and 46% visible at noon. Moonrise is at 12:55 and moonset is at 23:58. Moonlight time is 11 hours, 3 minutes today. The moon is approaching it's first quarter which will occur today at 23:35.

My mother will celebrate her 67th birthday tomorrow and my niece, Katy, will celebrate her 14th in nine days. Happy birthday to both of you! -Bernie-

July 8: ORD

Today is July 8th. It's the 190th day of the year. 176 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 63. The 29-year averages are 86 and 64.

On the hot side, in 1981 the high was 94 with a low of 77. Last year the high was 94 with a low of 75. In 1988 the high was 97 with a low of 69. In 1990 the high was 95 with a low of 71. In 2002 the high was 93 with a low of 69. In 1987 the high was 90 with a low of 71. In 1985 the high was 90 with a low of 70. Other hot highs include 90 in both 1992 and 1993. The record high of 99 was set in 1955 and the record warmest low of 78 was set way back in 1881. 15 of the past 29 highs have been 80s.

On the cool side, in 1984 the high was 74 with a low of 48. In 2004 the high was 76 with the record low of 54. The low was 53 in 1983. The record low of 48 was set in 1984 and the record coolest high of 60 was set way back in 1883. 15 of the 29 lows have been in the 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:51 and sunrise is at 5:25. Sunset is at 20:31 and twilight ends at 21:05. There's a total of 15 hours, 6 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 14 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent with 31% visible at midnight and 36% visible at noon. Moonrise is at 11:50 and moonset is at 23:37. Moonlight time is 11 hours, 47 minutes today. The moon is approaching it's first quarter which will occur tomorrow at 23:35.

My mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in two days and my niece, Katy, will celebrate her 14th in 10 days. Happy birthday to both of you! -Bernie-

July 7: ORD

Today is July 7th. It's the 189th day of the year. 177 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 62. The 29-year averages are 85 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was 97 with a low of 71. In 1980 the high was the record high of 102 with a low of 59 (a 43-degree difference). In 1991 the high was 94 with a low of 67. In 1987 the high was 90 with a low of 70. In 1994 the high was 87 with a low of 73. Other hot highs include 93 in 1981, 91 in 1996 and 90 last year. The record warmest low of 78 was set way back in 1876. 14 of the past 29 highs have been 80s.

On the cool side, in 1984 the high was 74 with a low of 47. In 1983 the high was 79 with the record low of 45. In 2004 we had our only 60s high of 69 degrees. Other cool highs were 75 in 1997 and 76 in 2000. The record coolest high of 62 occurred in 1904. 15 of the 29 lows have been in the 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:50 and sunrise is at 5:25. Sunset is at 20:32 and twilight ends at 21:06. There's a total of 15 hours, 7 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 16 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent with 22% visible at midnight and 26% visible at noon. Moonrise is at 10:43 and moonset is at 23:16. Moonlight time is 12 hours, 33 minutes today. The moon is approaching it's first quarter which will occur Wednesday at 23:35.

My mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in three days and my niece, Katy, will celebrate her 14th in 11 days. Happy birthday to both of you! -Bernie-

July 6: ORD

Today is July 6th. It's the 188th day of the year. 178 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 62. The 29-year averages are 84 and 61.

On the hot side, in 1994 the high was 94 with a low of 72. In 1988 the high was the record high of 99 with a low of 66. In 1982 the high was 94 with a low of 70. In 1991 the high was 96 with a low of 67. In 1987 the high was 92 with a low of 68. 7 of the 13 years from 1982 to 1994 have had all of the 90s highs so far. 4 of the 5 highs in the upper 80s have occurred from 1996 to 2003 (4 of these 8 years). The exception was the high of 88 in 1981. Another hot high was 95 in 1989. Another warm low was 71 in 1999. The record warmest low of 80 was set in 1977. 14 of the past 29 highs have been 80s.

On the cool side, in 1983 the high was 71 with a low of 46. In 1979 the high was 78 with the record low of 43. In 1984 the high was 74 with a low of 50. In 1990 we had our only 60s high of 69 degrees. Other cool lows were 50 in 2001, 51 in 1992 and 52 in 1980. The record coolest high of 63 was set way back in 1873. 24 of the 29 lows have been 50s (10) and 60s (14).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:50 and sunrise is at 5:24. Sunset is at 20:32 and twilight ends at 21:06. There's a total of 15 hours, 8 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 16 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent with 13% visible at midnight and 17% visible at noon. Moonrise is at 9:33 and moonset is at 22:55. Moonlight time is 13 hours, 22 minutes today. The moon is approaching the first quarter which will occur Wednesday at 23:35.

My mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in four days. Happy birthday mom! -Bernie-

July 5: ORD

Today is July 5th. It's the 187th day of the year. 179 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 62. The 29-year averages are 84 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1999 the high was 94 with a low of 79. In 1994 the high was 95 with a low of 77. In 1986 the high was 91 with a low of 74. Last year the high was 89 with a low of 71. In 1988 the high was 98 with a low of 60 (a 38-degree difference). In 1993 the high was 89 with a low of 69. In 2003 the high was 88 with a low of 68. Other hot highs were 95 in 1982 (with a low of 60, a 35-degree difference), 94 in 1980 (with a low of 58, a 36-degree difference), 89 in 1989, 89 in 1991, 88 in 1990 and 87 in 2005. Other warm lows were 67 in 2000, 68 in 1987 and 68 in 2002. The record high of 102 was set in 1911 and the record warmest low of 82 was also set in 1911. 22 of the past 29 highs have been 70s (9) and 80s (13).

On the cool side, in 1983 the high was the only 60s high of 67 with a low of 48. In 1979 the high was 71 with a low of 47. These were the only 40s lows. In 2001 the high was 73 with a low of 54. The only other mid 70s high was 74 in 2004. Other cool lows were 54 in 1996 and 53 in 1997. The record low of 46 was set in 1972 and record coolest high of 65 was set in 1967. 15 of the 29 lows so far have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:49 and sunrise is at 5:23. Sunset is at 20:32 and twilight ends at 21:07. There's a total of 15 hours, 9 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 18 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent with 7% visible at midnight and 10% visible at noon. Moonrise is at 8:19 and moonset is at 22:31. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 12 minutes today. The moon is approaching the first quarter which will occur Wednesday at 23:35.

My mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in five days. Happy birthday mom! -Bernie-

July 4: ORD

Today is July 4th. It's the 186th day of the year. 180 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 62. The 29-year averages are 84 and 64.

On the hot side, in 1990 the high was 96 with a low of 77. In 1999 the high was 93 with a low of 79. In 2003 the high was 94 with a low of 73. In 1994 the high was 91 with a low of 74. In 1993 the high was 88 with a low of 75. In 2002 the high was 90 with a low of 69. In 2001 the high was 88 with a low of 68. In 2005 the high was 87 with a low of 67. Other hot highs were 91 in 1985, 88 in 1986 and 89 in 1988. Other warm lows were 70 in 2004 and 67 last year. The record high of 102 was set in 1911 and the record warmest low of 80 was set in 1921. 16 of the past 29 highs have been 80s.

On the cool side, in 1997 the high was 66 with a low of 56. In 1979 the high was 74 with a low of 54. The other cool high was 75 in 1998. Other cool lows were 51 in 1996 and 56 in 1988. The record low of 50 was set in 1972 and record coolest high of 62 was set in 1920. 16 of the 29 lows so far have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:48 and sunrise is at 5:23. Sunset is at 20:33 and twilight ends at 21:07. There's a total of 15 hours, 10 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 19 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent with 2% visible at midnight and 4% visible at noon. Moonrise is at 7:00 and moonset is at 22:03. Moonrise will be at 8:19 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 15 hours, 3 minutes today. The new moon was Wednesday night at 21:19.

Our nation's 232nd birthday (Independence Day) is today and my mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in six days. Happy birthday USA and mom! -Bernie-

July 3: ORD

Today is July 3rd. It's the 185th day of the year. 181 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 83 and the normal low is 61. The 29-year averages are 84 and 62.

On the hot side, in 1999 the high was 92 with a low of 76. In 2002 the high was 94 with a low of 73. In 1983 the high was 88 with a low of 73. In 1991 the high was 91 with a low of 67. In 1993 the high was 91 with a low of 67. In 1998 the high was 88 with a low of 69. In 1987 the high was 88 with a low of 67. The other 90s high was 93 in 2003. The other upper 60s low was 67 two years ago. The record high of 102 was set in 1949 and the record warmest low of 78 was set in 1911. 16 of the past 29 highs have been 80s.

On the cool side, only one high has been in the lower 70s. That was 72 in the year 2000. Of the ten lows in the 50s, only three have been in the lower 50s: 50 in 1980 (the record low), 52 in 1986 and 52 in 1988. The record coolest high of 63 was set in 1909. 16 of the 29 lows so far have been 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:48 and sunrise is at 5:22. Sunset is at 20:33 and twilight ends at 21:07. There's a total of 15 hours, 11 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 19 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing crescent with 0% visible at midnight and 1% visible at noon. Moonrise is at 5:40 and moonset is at 21:28. Moonrise will be at 7:00 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 15 hours, 48 minutes today. The new moon was last night at 21:19.

Our nation's 232nd birthday (Independence Day) is tomorrow and my mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in seven days. Happy birthday USA and mom! -Bernie-

July 2: ORD

Today is July 2nd. It's the 184th day of the year. 182 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 61. The 29-year averages are 82 and 59.

On the hot side, in 2002 the high was 93 with a low of 75. In 1991 the high was 96 with a low of 68. In 1997 the high was 89 with a low of 69. Other hot highs include 89 in 2003, 89 in 1992 and 87 in 1989. Other warm lows include 69 two years ago and 67 in 1999. The record high of 99 was set in 1970 and the record warmest low of 79 was set in 1911. 18 of the past 29 highs have been 80s.

On the cool side, in 1982 the high was 73 with a low of 51. In 2001 the high was 75 with the co-record low of 49 [also 49 in 1984]. Another cool high was 70 in 1994. Cool lows were 50 in 1979, 50 in 1995 and 51 in 1988. The record coolest high of 62 was set in 1940. 26 of the 29 lows so far have been 50s (12) and 60s (14).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:47 and sunrise is at 5:21. Sunset is at 20:33 and twilight ends at 21:08. There's a total of 15 hours, 12 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 21 minutes between twilights. The moon is new tonight at 21:19 with 1% visible at midnight and 0% visible at noon. Moonrise was at 4:24 and moonset is at 20:42. Moonrise will be at 5:40 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 16 hours, 18 minutes today.

Our nation's 232nd birthday (Independence Day) is in two days and my mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in eight days. Happy birthday mom! -Bernie-

July 1: ORD

Today is July 1st. It's the 183rd day of the year. 183 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 Thu. Jan. 17, 1980.

Before this, Midway International Airport (MDW) was the official station of record from Wed. July 1, 1942 to Thu. Jan. 17, 1980. Before July 1, 1942, records were official at various locations in the city going all the way back to Mon. Oct. 16, 1871. Records before this (back to Sat. Oct. 15, 1870) were lost during the Great Chicago Fire which began on the evening of Sun. Oct. 8, 1871.

According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the normal high is 82 and the normal low is 61. The 29-year averages are 82 and 59.

On the hot side, in 2002 the high was 93 with a low of 75. In 1991 the high was 97 with a low of 67. Another low of 67 happened in 1994. Other hot highs include 91 in 1992, 90 in 1980, 90 in 1997, 90 two years ago, 89 in 1989 and 87 in 1994. The record high of 103 was set in 1956 and the record warmest low of 78 was set in 1931. 22 of the 29 highs so far have been in the 70s (11) and 80s (11).

On the cool side, in 1982 the high was 76 with the record low of 46. In 1986 the high was 66 with a low of 58. In 1981 the high was 70. Cool lows were 49 in 1984, 50 in 2001, 51 in 1979 and 52 in 1985. The record coolest high of 61 was set in 1924. 26 of the 29 lows so far have been 50s (13) and 60s (13).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:46 and sunrise is at 5:21. Sunset is at 20:33 and twilight ends at 21:08. There's a total of 15 hours, 12 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 22 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent with 5% visible at midnight and 3% visible at noon. Moonrise was at 3:17 and moonset is at 19:43. Moonrise will be at 4:24 tomorrow morning. Moonlight time is 16 hours, 26 minutes today. The moon will be new on Wednesday at 21:19.

Our nation's 232nd birthday (Independence Day) is in three days and my mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in nine days. Happy birthday mom! -Bernie-