CXUS53 KLOT 011612 CLMMDW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1112 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 92 04/30/1942 LOW 10 04/07/1982 HIGHEST 81 04/14 84 04/13 04/16 04/14 LOWEST 33 04/06 32 04/02 04/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 62.8 59.9 2.9 63.0 AVG. MINIMUM 44.9 41.4 3.5 42.2 MEAN 53.8 50.6 3.3 52.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 3.3 -3.3 2 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.33 1947 MINIMUM 0.45 1971 TOTALS 4.48 3.57 0.91 1.55 DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.12 0.03 0.05 DAYS >= .01 14 11.5 2.5 14 DAYS >= .10 7 6.9 0.1 7 DAYS >= .50 2 2.5 -0.5 0 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.9 1.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.49 04/28 TO 04/29 0.41 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 343 439 -96 393 SINCE 7/1 4494 5551 -1057 MM COOLING TOTAL 17 9 8 26 SINCE 1/1 17 11 6 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/240 DATE 04/02 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/230 DATE 04/02 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.62 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 9 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. $$