CXUS53 KLOT 011819 CLMORD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 119 PM CDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 88 03/29/1986 LOW -12 03/04/1873 HIGHEST 73 03/03 70 03/31 LOWEST 24 03/18 12 03/18 AVG. MAXIMUM 52.9 47.0 5.9 46.0 AVG. MINIMUM 35.1 31.0 4.1 31.6 MEAN 44.0 39.0 5.0 38.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 3.0 -3.0 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 13 19.9 -6.9 15 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.2 -0.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.58 1922 MINIMUM 0.29 1910 TOTALS 3.59 2.45 1.14 3.80 DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.08 0.04 0.12 DAYS >= .01 10 10.8 -0.8 16 DAYS >= .10 8 5.5 2.5 10 DAYS >= .50 2 1.4 0.6 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.91 03/08 TO 03/08 1.19 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 23.1 1926 TOTALS 1.0 5.5 -4.5 1.8 SINCE 7/1 22.2 37.1 -14.9 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.0 -1.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 1 03/10 24 HR TOTAL 1.0 03/22 TO 03/22 1.2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 642 808 -166 802 SINCE 7/1 4330 5277 -947 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 2 -2 0 SINCE 1/1 0 2 -2 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/020 DATE 03/05 31/240 03/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/260 DATE 03/16 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.66 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 16 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0 FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. NO RECORDS SET OR TIED FOR MARCH 2024. $$