June 30: ORD

Today is June 30th. It's the 182nd day of the year. 184 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 81 and 60.

On the hot side, in 1996 the high was 94 with a low of 73. In 2005 the high was 91 with a low of 72. In 2002 the high was 93 with a low of 69. In 1990 the high was 91 with a low of 69. In 2001, the high was the only upper 80s high of 88 with a low of 68. The record high of 99 was set in 1953 and the record warmest low of 80 was set in 1931. 23 of the 29 highs so far have been in the 70s (9) and 80s (14).

On the cool side, in 1982 the high was 70 with a low of 47. In 1986 the high was 64 with a low of 59. In 1984 the high was 72 with a low of 52. In 1988 the high was 72 with a low of 52. The high was 69 in 1993. Other cool lows were 51 in 1979 and 52 in 2000. The record low of 45 was set in 1943. The record coolest high of 59 was set in 1902. 25 of the 29 lows so far have been 50s (15) and 60s (10).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:46 and sunrise is at 5:20. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. There's a total of 15 hours, 14 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 22 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent with 12% visible at midnight and 8% visible at noon. Moonrise was at 2:24 and moonset is at 18:32. Moonrise will be at 3:17 tonight. Moonlight time is 16 hours, 8 minutes today. The moon will be new on Wednesday at 21:19.

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

June 29: ORD

Today is June 29th. It's the 181st day of the year. 185 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 81 and 61.

On the hot side, in 1991 the high was 96 with a low of 71. In 1981 the high was 96 with a low of 70. In 1996 the high was 92 with a low of 73. In 2005 the high was 90 with a low of 73. Other warm lows were 67 in both 1995 and 1998. The record high of 97 was set in 1954 and the record warmest low of 80 was set in 1931. 24 of the 29 highs so far have been in the 70s (11) and 80s (13).

On the cool side, our lone 60s high of 68 degrees occurred in 1984. A high of 70 occurred in 1982, 1988 and last year. The record low of 48 was set in 1989. The record coolest high of 54 was set way back 1899. 24 of the 29 lows so far have been 50s (12) and 60s (12).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:45 and sunrise is at 5:19. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. There's a total of 15 hours, 15 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 23 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent with 21% visible at midnight and 16% visible at noon. Moonrise was at 1:43 and moonset is at 17:13. Moonrise will be at 2:24 tonight. Moonlight time is 15 hours, 30 minutes today. The moon will be new on Wednesday at 21:19.

Our nation's 232nd birthday (Independence Day) is in five days and my mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in 11 days. Happy birthday mom! -Bernie-

June 28: ORD

Today is June 28th. It's the 180th day of the year. 186 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 60. The 29-year averages are 83 and 61.

On the hot side, in 2005 the high was 94 with a low of 76. In 1991 the high was 89 with a low of 70. In 1998 the high was 88 with a low of 68. In 1999 the high was 87 with a low of 67. Other hot 80s include 89 (1980 & 1981), 88 (1988 & 1997) and 87 in 1990. Another hot high was 92 in 1996. Another warm low was 67 in 1995. The record high of 101 was set in 1971 and the record warmest low of 81 was set in 1913. 18 of 29 highs so far have been in the 80s.

On the cool side, our lone 60s high of 69 degrees occurred in 2000. In 1983 the high was 70 and a decade later in 1993 it was 72. The record low of 44 was set in 1992. Remarkably, we've had no lows in the lower 50s going back to 1979. The record coolest high of 58 was set way back at the beginning of the 20th century in 1902. 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 4:45 and sunrise is at 5:19. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. There's a total of 15 hours, 15 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 23 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent with 31% visible at midnight and 26% visible at noon. Moonrise was at 1:11 and moonset is at 15:54. Moonrise will be at 1:43 tonight. Moonlight time is 14 hours, 43 minutes today. The last quarter moon was Thursday at 7:10.

Independence day is in six days and my mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in 12 days. Happy birthday mom! -Bernie-

June 27: ORD

Today is June 27th. It's the 179th day of the year. 187 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 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 60. The 29-year averages are 83 and 61.

On the hot side, in 1998 the high was 95 with a low of 69. In 2005 the high was 95 with a low of 68. Last year the high was 91 with a low of 71. In 1991 the high was 93 with a low of 68. Other hot highs include 89 in 1996, 88 in 1990 and 87 in 2001. Other warm lows include 70 in 1999, 69 in 1985, 68 in 1986 and 67 in both 1983 and 1995. The record high of 101 was set in 1971. The record warmest low of 79 was set in 1931. 19 of the past 29 highs have been 80s.

On the cool side, in 1992 the high was 69 with the record low of 47. No highs have been in the lower 70s in the past 29 years. Other cool lows were 49 in 1981 and 51 in 1988. The record coolest high of 57 was set in 1905. 25 of the 29 lows have been in the 50s (10) and 60s (15).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:44 and sunrise is at 5:19. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. There's a total of 15 hours, 15 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 24 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning crescent with 42% visible at midnight and 36% visible at noon. Moonrise was at 44 minutes past midnight and moonset is at 14:37. Moonrise will be at 1:11 tonight. Moonlight time is 13 hours, 53 minutes today. The last quarter moon was yesterday at 7:10.

Independence day is in a week and my mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in 13 days. Happy birthday mom! -Bernie-

June 26: ORD

Today is June 26th. It's the 178th day of the year. 188 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 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 60. The 29-year averages are 84 and 61.

On the hot side, in 1983 the high was the record of 99 degrees with a low of 72. In 2005 the high was 93 with a low of 70. Last year the high was 92 with a low of 70. Other 90s highs include 92 in 1991, 92 in 1989, 91 in 1980 and 90 in 1986. Other warm lows include 70 in both 1998 and 2002. The record warmest low of 77 was set in 1931. 21 of the past 29 highs have been 70s (9) and 80s (12).

On the cool side, in 1982 the high was 69 with a low of 52. The other cool high was 71 two years ago. The record low of 50 was set in 1992. Another cool low was 52 in 2004. The record coolest high is 60 degrees, set way back in 1884. 24 of the 29 lows have been in the 50s (10) and 60s (14).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:44 and sunrise is at 5:19. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. There's a total of 15 hours, 15 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 24 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous with 53% visible at midnight and 47% visible at noon. Moonrise was at 21 minutes past midnight and moonset is at 13:24. Moonrise will be at 44 minutes past midnight tonight. Moonlight time is 13 hours, 3 minutes today. The last quarter moon is today at 7:10.

Independence day is in eight days and my mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in two weeks. Happy birthday mom! -Bernie-

June 25: ORD

Today is June 25th. It's the 177th day of the year. 189 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 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 81 and the normal low is 60. The 29-year averages are 85 and 59.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the record high of 103 degrees with a low of 66. In 1998 the high was 95 with a low of 70. In 2003 the high was 92 with a low of 72. In 2002 the high was 88 with a low of 73. In 2005 the high was 91 with a low of 69. Other 90s highs were 94 in 1983 and 91 in 1989. Another warm low was 70 in 1997. The record warmest low is 76, set way back in 1890. 18 of the past 29 highs have been 80s.

On the cool side, in 1986 the high was 77 with the record low of 41. In 2004 the high was 72 with a low of 49. Other cool highs include 73 two years ago and 75 in 1996. Other cool lows include 44 in 1979 and 47 in 1992. The record coolest high is 56 degrees, set in 1928. 21 of the 29 lows have been in the 50s (9) and 60s (12).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:44 and sunrise is at 5:18. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 24 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous with 64% visible at midnight and 58% visible at noon. Moonrise was at a minute past midnight and moonset is at 12:14. Moonrise will be at 21 minutes past midnight tonight. Moonlight time is 12 hours, 13 minutes today. The last quarter moon is Thursday at 7:10.

Independence day is in 9 days and my mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in 15 days. Happy birthday mom! -Bernie-

June 24: ORD

Today is June 24th. It's the 176th day of the year. 190 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 1979 and 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 81 and the normal low is 60. The 29-year averages are 83 and 60.

On the hot side, in 2005 the high was a near-record 96 degrees (record is 97, set in 1953). The low was a near-record warmest low of 76 (record is 77, set in 1923). In 1997 the high was 93 with a low of 75. In 1998 the high was 94 with a low of 71. Other hot highs were 94 in 1995, 92 in 1988, 92 in 2002, 92 in 2003, 91 in 1983 and 91 in 1987. Another warm low was 69 in 1993. 26 of the past 29 highs have been 70s (8), 80s (9) and 90s (9).

On the cool side, in 1986 the high was 61 with the record low of 46. In 1979 the high was 69 with a low of 49. Other cool highs include 69 in 1994 and 70 in 2004. Other cool lows include 49 in 1990, 50 in 2001, 51 in 1992 and 51 two years ago. The record coolest high stands at 59 degrees, set in 1917. 23 of the 29 lows have been in the 50s (11) and 60s (12).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:43 and sunrise is at 5:18. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 25 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous with 73% visible at midnight and 68% visible at noon. Moonset is at 11:06 and moonrise is at a minute past midnight tomorrow. Moonlight time is 11 hours, 6 minutes today. The last quarter moon is Thursday at 7:10.

Independence day is in 10 days and my mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in 16 days. Happy birthday mom! -Bernie-

June 23: ORD

Today is June 23rd. It's the 175th day of the year. 191 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 1979 and 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 81 and the normal low is 59. The 29-year averages are 81 and 60.

On the hot side, in 1997 and 2002 the highs were 92 and the lows were 72. In 1989 the high was 89 with a low of 69. In 1995 the high was 91 with a low of 67. Other hot highs include 93 (1983 & 2005), 88 (2003) and 87 (1987, 1993 and 1998). Another warm low was 69 in 1999. The record high of 97 was set in 1930 and the record warmest low of 79 was set in 1923. 22 of the past 29 highs have been 70s (9) and 80s (13).

On the cool side, in 1979 the high was the record coolest high of 59 with a low of 50. The other cool high was 67 last year. The record low of 44 was set in 1982. 26 of the 29 lows have been in the 50s (13) and 60s (13).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:43 and sunrise is at 5:18. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 25 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous with 82% visible at midnight and 78% visible at noon. Moonset is at 9:59 and moonrise is at 23:39. Moonlight time is 10 hours, 20 minutes today. The last quarter moon is Thursday at 7:10.

Independence day is in 11 days and my mother will celebrate her 67th birthday in 17 days. Happy birthday mom! -Bernie-

June 22: ORD

Today is June 22nd. It's the 174th day of the year. 192 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 1979 and 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 81 and the normal low is 59. The 29-year averages are 81 and 60.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the record high of 97 with a low of 66. In 1995 the high was 93 with a low of 69. In 1989 the high was 91 with a low of 68. In 2002 the high was 92 with a low of 67. Other warm highs were 92 in 1983, 88 (in 1994 & 1997) and 87 in 1993. The other upper 60s low was 69 in 1986. The record warmest low is 76 in 1923. 20 of the past 29 highs have been in the 70s (8) and 80s (12).

On the cool side, in 1992 the high was 65 with the near record low of 41 (the record is 40, set way back in 1875). In 1982 the high was 69 with a low of 46. Other cool highs were 67 in 1991 and 69 in 2001. The record coolest high is 55, set way back in 1881. 27 of the 29 lows have been in the 50s (11) and 60s (16).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:43 and sunrise is at 5:17. Sunset is at 20:34 and twilight ends at 21:08. There's a total of 15 hours, 17 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 25 minutes between twilights. In terms of the length of sunlight, today is our longest day of the year. The moon is waning gibbous with 89% visible at midnight and 85% visible at noon. Moonset is at 8:53 and moonrise is at 23:16. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 37 minutes today. The full Strawberry moon was Wednesday at 12:30. The Summer Solstice was Friday at 18:59.

Independence day is in 12 days and my mother will celebrate her birthday in 18 days. -Bernie-

June 21: ORD

Today is June 21st. It's the 173rd day of the year. 193 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 1979 and 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 81 and the normal low is 59. The 29-year averages are 83 and 61.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the record high of 101 with a low of 71. The 90s highs were 93 in 1991, 92 in 1986 and 91 in 1983. In 1998 the high was 88 with a low of 69. Two years ago the high was 87 with a low of 69. Other upper 80s highs include 89 in 2005, 88 in 2002 and 87 in 1979. Other warm upper 60s lows include 69 in 1995, 68 in 2000 and 67 in 1979. Besides 1988, the low was also 71 in 2002. The record warmest low of 74 was set in 1923. 17 of the 29 highs so far have been in the 80s.

On the cool side, in 1992 the high was 61 with the record low of 38. Other cool highs were 67 in 2004 and 69 in 2001. The only 40s low was 47 in 2003. The record coolest high was 56, set way back in 1881. 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 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:17. Sunset is at 20:33 and twilight ends at 21:08. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 26 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous with 94% visible at midnight and 92% visible at noon. Moonset is at 7:46 and moonrise is at 22:51. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 55 minutes today. The full Strawberry moon was Wednesday at 12:30. The Summer Solstice was yesterday at 18:59.

Independence day is in 13 days. -Bernie-

June 20: ORD

Today is June 20th. It's the 172nd day of the year. 194 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 1979 and 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 80 and the normal low is 59. The 29-year averages are 82 and 60.

On the hot side, in 1988 the high was the record high of 104 with a low of 73. This high of 104 is tied with July 13, 1995 as the highest temperature ever at O'Hare. In 1995 the high was 95 with a low of 74. In 1997 the high was 89 with a low of 74. In 2002 the high was 91 with a low of 72. In 1979 the high was 90 with a low of 69. In 1994 the high was 90 with a low of 68. Other 90s highs were 94 in 1991 and 91 in 1998. The record warmest low of 78 was set in 1953. During the record heat of 1988, at 3:00 P.M. it was 103 degrees but by 6:00 P.M. it had cooled off to 77 degrees because a rain shower had crossed the area.

On the cool side, in 1992 the high was the record coolest of 57 degrees with the co-record low of 43. The other low of 43 occurred in 1980. There have been no 60s highs over the last 29 years. Other cool lows were 44 in 1985 and 45 in 2003. 14 lows have been in the 60s (most prevalent category).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:17. Sunset is at 20:33 and twilight ends at 21:08. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 26 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous with 98% visible at midnight and 96% visible at noon. Moonset is at 6:41 and moonrise is at 22:22. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 19 minutes today. The full Strawberry moon was Wednesday at 12:30. The Summer Solstice is today at 18:59.

Independence day is in two weeks. -Bernie-

June 19: ORD

Today is June 19th. It's the 171st day of the year. 195 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 1979 and 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 80 and the normal low is 59. The 29-year averages are 80 and 58.

On the hot side, in 1995 the high was 94 with a low of 71. In 1988 the high was 93 with a low of 71. The other 90s high was 92 in 1986. The upper 80s were 89 in 1987, 87 in 1991 and 87 two years ago. The record high of 102 was set in 1953 and the record warmest low of 75 was set in 1931. 14 of the 29 highs thus far have been in the 80s.

On the cool side, in 1980 the high was 69 with the record low of 43. In 2004 the high was 64 with a low of 48. Other cool highs include 67 in 1992 and 68 in 2003. Another cool low was 47 in 1985. The record coolest high of 56 was set in 1926. 24 of the 29 lows so far have been in the 50s (13) and 60s (11).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:17. Sunset is at 20:33 and twilight ends at 21:08. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 26 minutes between twilights. The moon is waning gibbous with 100% visible at midnight and 99% visible at noon. Moonset is at 5:40 and moonrise is at 21:46. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 54 minutes today. The full Strawberry moon was yesterday at 12:30. The Summer Solstice is tomorrow at 18:59.

Independence day is in 15 days. -Bernie-

June 18: ORD

Today is June 18th. It's the 170th day of the year. 196 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 1979 and 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 80 and the normal low is 59. The 29-year averages are 82 and 59.

On the hot side, in 1995 the high was 93 with a low of 71. A year earlier (1994) the high was 94 with a low of 68. Other 90s highs include 95 in 1987, 92 in 1988, 91 in 2001 and 90 in 2003. The high was 89 last year and in 1998. Other warm lows include 69 last year, 68 in 1996, 67 two years ago and 67 in 1984. The record high of 98 was set in 1954 and the record warmest low of 77 was set in 1921.

On the cool side, in 1982 the high was 64 with a low of 52. Another cool high was 66 in 1979. Cool lows include the record low of 45, set in 1999, 51 in 1986 and 52 in 1980. The record coolest high of 55 was set in 1950. 27 of the 29 lows so far have been in the 50s (15) and 60s (12).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:17. Sunset is at 20:33 and twilight ends at 21:07. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 25 minutes between twilights. The moon is full (the full Strawberry moon) with 100% visible at midnight and 100% visible at noon. Moonset is at 4:45 and moonrise is at 21:04. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 41 minutes today. The Summer Solstice is Friday at 18:59.

Independence day is in 16 days. -Bernie-

June 17: ORD

Today is June 17th. It's the 169th day of the year. 197 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 1979 and 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 80 and the normal low is 58. The 29-year averages are 81 and 58.

On the hot side, in 1984 the high was 92 with the co-record warmest low of 77 (the low was also 77 in 1957). Two years ago the high was 92 with a low of 72. In 1994 the high was 93 with a low of 70. Last year the high was 91 with a low of 70. Other 90s include 94 in 1987, 91 in 1993 and 90 in 1995. The high was 89 in 1990 and 87 in 2001. The record high of 96 was set in 1957.

On the cool side, in 1999 the high was 66 with a low of 48. Other cool highs include 64 in 2000, 67 in 1986 and 69 in 1997. Other cool lows include the record low of 42, set in 1980 and a low of 45 in 1982. 22 of the 29 lows so far have been in the 50s (14) and 60s (8).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:16. Sunset is at 20:32 and twilight ends at 21:07. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 25 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 98% visible at midnight and 99% visible at noon. Moonset is at 3:57 and moonrise is at 20:14. Moonlight time is 7 hours, 43 minutes today. The moon will reach the full Strawberry stage tomorrow at 12:30.

Independence day is in 17 days. -Bernie-

June 16: ORD

Today is June 16th. It's the 168th day of the year. 198 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 1979 and 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 80 and the normal low is 57. The 29-year averages are 81 and 58.

On the hot side, in 1994 the high was 95 with a low of 74. Two years ago the high was 90 with a low of 72. In 1979 the high was 88 with a low of 69. Other hot highs include 93 last year, 90 in 1987, 89 in 1995, 88 in 1992 and 88 in 1996. The record high of 98 was set in 1913 and the record warmest low of 76 was set in 1952. 22/29 highs so far have been in the 70s (9) and 80s (13).

On the cool side, in 1982 we had a high of 62 with a low of 45. In 1980 the high was 64 with the record low of 44. The high in 1999 was 68. The record coolest high of 54 was set way back in 1879. 25 of the 29 lows so far have been in the 50s (16) and 60s (9).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:16. Sunset is at 20:32 and twilight ends at 21:07. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 25 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 94% visible at midnight and 96% visible at noon. Moonset is at 3:17 and moonrise is at 19:17. Moonlight time is 8 hours today. The moon will reach full Strawberry status Wednesday at 12:30.

Independence day is in 18 days. -Bernie-

June 15: ORD

Today is June 15th. It's the 167th day of the year. 199 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 1979 and 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 79 and the normal low is 57. The 29-year averages are 80 and 59.

On the hot side, in 1994 the record high of 95 was the tied (record is 95 set in 1954). Also in 1994 the new record warmest low of 78 was established. In 1979, the high was 89 with a low of 72. In 1988 we had a high of 93 with a low of 67. In 1981 the high was 88 with a low of 68. In 1991 the high was 87 with a low of 67. The high was 91 last year and 89 in 1995. 23 of the 29 highs so far have been in the 70s (10) and 80s (13).

On the cool side, in 1989 we had our only 50s high of 57 with a low of 53. In 1999 the high was 63 with a low of 52. In 1984 the high was 69 with a low of 51. In 1997 the new record low of 43 occurred. The former record low was 46 in 1917. Other cool lows were 51 in 1982 and 49 in 1980. The record coolest high of 52 was set in 1917. 25 of the 29 lows so far have been in the 50s (14) and 60s (11). 1997 exhibited a 39-degree difference between the high of 82 and low of 43.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:16. Sunset is at 20:32 and twilight ends at 21:06. There's a total of 15 hours, 16 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 24 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 89% visible at midnight and 92% visible at noon. Moonset is at 2:45 and moonrise is at 18:16. Moonlight time is 8 hours, 29 minutes today. The moon reached first quarter last Tuesday at 10:04.

Flag day was yesterday and Father's Day is today. -Bernie-

June 14: ORD

Today is June 14th. It's the 166th day of the year. 200 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 1979 and 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 79 and the normal low is 57. The 29-year averages are 82 and 60.

On the hot side, in 1987 the high was the record of 99 with a low of 68. In 1988, the high was 94 with a low of 71. In 1981 the high was 88 with the record warmest low of 75. In 1991 the high was 93 with a low of 69. In 1994 the high was 94 with a low of 66. We had highs of 91 in 1983 and in 1992. The high was 90 in 1995. Another warm low was 67 in 2005.

On the cool side, in 1997 the high was 68 with the record low of 45 (former record low of 47 occurred in 1985). In 1984 the high was 69 with a low of 52. Other cool highs were 65 in 1986 and 67 in 2002. Other cool lows were 47 in 1985, 52 in 2003 and 52 two years ago. 25 of the 29 lows thus far have been in the 50s (11) and 60s (14). The record coolest high of 58 was set way, way back in 1875.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:16. Sunset is at 20:31 and twilight ends at 21:06. There's a total of 15 hours, 15 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 24 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 83% visible at midnight and 86% visible at noon. Moonset is at 2:18 and moonrise is at 17:13. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 5 minutes today. The moon reached first quarter Tuesday at 10:04.

Flag day is today and Father's Day is tomorrow. -Bernie-

June 13: ORD

Today is June 13th. It's the 165th day of the year. 201 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 1979 and 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 79 and the normal low is 57. The 29-year averages are 82 and 59.

On the hot side, in 1990 the high was 92 with the only 70s low of 71. In 2001, the high was 91 with a low of 68. In 1988 we had a near-record high of 94 (record is 95, set in 1956). The high was 92 in 1987. Highs were 91 in both 1992 and 1994. Other warm lows were 69 in 1984 and 67 in 2005. The record warmest low of 74 was set in 1920. 22 of our 29 highs thus far have been in the 70s (10) and 80s (12).

On the cool side, in 1985 the high was 71 with the record low of 40. In 2002 the high was 64 (just two degrees above the record coolest high of 62 set in 1857). Other cool highs include 70 in 2003, 71 in 1999 and 72 in 1986. Other cool lows were 47 in 1982, 49 in 2006 and 51 in 1995. We've had 15 lows in the 60s.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:16. Sunset is at 20:31 and twilight ends at 21:05. There's a total of 15 hours, 15 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 23 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 75% visible at midnight and 79% visible at noon. Moonset is at 1:54 and moonrise is at 16:09. Moonlight time is 9 hours, 45 minutes today. The moon reached first quarter Tuesday at 10:04.

Flag day is in one day and Father's Day is in two days. -Bernie-

June 12: ORD

Today is June 12th. It's the 164th day of the year. 202 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 1979 and 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 79 and the normal low is 56. The 29-year averages are 79 and 58.

On the hot side, in 1987 the high was 93 with a low of 67. In 1990, we had the only upper 80s high of 88 with a low of 68. All 90s highs happened between the years 1983 to 1988. Others were 93 in 1983, 91 in 1984 and 90 in 1988. Our only upper 60s low was 67 in 1999 and our only 70s low was 70 in 2005. The record high of 97 was set in 1956 and the record warmest low of 75 was set in 1920.

On the cool side, in 1985 the only 50s high of 57 occurred with the record low of 40. The other cool high of 60 occurred in 2000. Other cool lows include 49 in 1995, 51 in 1992 and 52 in both 1980 and 1996. The record coolest high of 55 was set in 1955. 26 of the 29 lows have been in the 50s and 60s (13 in each category).

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:16. Sunset is at 20:30 and twilight ends at 21:05. There's a total of 15 hours, 14 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 23 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 66% visible at midnight and 71% visible at noon. Moonset is at 1:33 and moonrise is at 15:06. Moonlight time is 10 hours, 27 minutes today. The moon reached first quarter Tuesday at 10:04.

Flag day is in two days and Father's Day is in three days. -Bernie-

June 11: ORD

Today is June 11th. It's the 163rd day of the year. 203 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 1979 and 2007. Observations have been official at O'Hare since 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 78 and the normal low is 57. The 29-year averages are 79 and 56.

On the hot side, in 2005 the high was 88 with a low of 72. In 1999 the high was 90 with a low of 66. In 2001 the high was 87 with a low of 64. In 1983 the high was 90 and the high was 87 in 1988. Warmer lows were 69 in 2002, 65 in 1986, 65 in 2004 and 63 in 1987. The record high of 97 was set in 1954 and the record warmest low of 77 was set in 1973. 22 of the past 29 highs so far have been in the 70s (9) and the 80s (13).

On the cool side, in 1985 the only 50s high of 56 occurred with a low of 48. The record low of 41 was set in 1980. Lows were 43 in 1982, 44 in 1989 and 47 in 1988. In 1988 there was a 40-degree difference between the the high of 87 and low of 47. Two years ago the high was just 64. There have been 15 highs in the 50s. The record coolest high of 48 was set in 1903.

The following astronomical data is provided by the United States Naval Observatory. In Crystal Lake, twilight begins at 4:42 and sunrise is at 5:16. Sunset is at 20:30 and twilight ends at 21:04. There's a total of 15 hours, 14 minutes of sunlight and 16 hours, 22 minutes between twilights. The moon is waxing gibbous with 56% visible at midnight and 61% visible at noon. Moonset is at 1:13 and moonrise is at 14:02. Moonlight time is 11 hours, 11 minutes today. The moon reached first quarter yesterday at 10:04.

My father turns 68 today. Happy Birthday Dad! Flag day is in three days and Father's Day is in four days. - Bernie -