CXUS53 KLOT 011705 CLMMDW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1205 PM CDT FRI NOV 01 2024 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1928 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 94 10/06/1963 LOW 20 10/24/1981 10/18/1948 10/20/1930 HIGHEST 86 10/05 87 10/03 LOWEST 38 10/16 29 10/31 10/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 70.6 63.4 7.2 63.9 AVG. MINIMUM 50.4 46.5 3.9 48.7 MEAN 60.5 54.9 5.6 56.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 2 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 12.06 1954 MINIMUM 0.20 1964 TOTALS 1.22 3.48 -2.26 2.75 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.11 -0.07 0.09 DAYS >= .01 6 11.5 -5.5 14 DAYS >= .10 2 6.3 -4.3 8 DAYS >= .50 1 2.2 -1.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.0 -1.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.70 10/24 TO 10/25 0.89 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 172 332 -160 313 SINCE 7/1 182 393 -211 MM COOLING TOTAL 40 20 20 50 SINCE 1/1 1382 1112 270 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/290 DATE 10/13 32/280 10/31 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/270 DATE 10/31 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.39 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 52 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 4 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$