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CHICAGO O'HARE CURRENT AND HISTORY (3-DAY) ... | NWS Chicago Office OBSERVED WEATHER REPORTS
...THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2014...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2014
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 31 145 AM 71 1992 40 -9 30
MINIMUM 11 1159 PM -5 1962 25 -14 25
AVERAGE 21 32 -11 28
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.29 1.09 2007 0.08 0.21 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 0.08 0.21 0.02
SINCE MAR 1 0.29 0.08 0.21 0.02
SINCE JAN 1 5.59 3.60 1.99 6.61
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 3.7 4.6 1947 0.2 3.5 0.7
MONTH TO DATE 3.7 0.2 3.5 0.7
SINCE MAR 1 3.7 0.2 3.5 0.7
SINCE JUL 1 72.0 29.8 42.2 20.3
SNOW DEPTH 3
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 44 33 11 37
MONTH TO DATE 44 33 11 37
SINCE MAR 1 44 33 11 37
SINCE JUL 1 5459 4767 692 4439
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80 700 PM
LOWEST 52 1200 PM
AVERAGE 66
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 71 1974
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -4 1913
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 2 2014.........SUNRISE 625 AM CST SUNSET 543 PM CST
MARCH 3 2014.........SUNRISE 623 AM CST SUNSET 544 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
000
CDUS43 KLOT 021502 CCA
CLIORD
CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED PRECIP AMOUNT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1240 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
259 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014
...PERIODS OF SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET
259 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY.
* TIMING...AFTER A BRIEF ROUND OF SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING...MORE
STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TAPER OFF BY
SUNDAY MORNING. SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER OVER
FAR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATION...SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE
THIS EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLY REACHING UP TO AN
INCH PER HOUR FOR A TIME. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOW COVERED ROADS...
MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION.
* OTHER IMPACTS...FRESH SNOWFALL...DECREASING TEMPERATURES AND
INCREASING WINDS MAY BRING WIND CHILL READINGS OF 5 TO 15 BELOW
ZERO FOR SUNDAY MORNING AND 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO FOR MONDAY
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
431 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014
ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
021045-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
431 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014 /531 AM EST SAT MAR 1 2014/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A NARROW BAND OF SNOW WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA THIS
MORNING...PRODUCING UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW.
ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN OVER THE ROCKFORD METRO AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE EVENING...AND
PERSISTING OVERNIGHT. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY AREA-WIDE BY
SUNDAY MORNING.
LOCALIZED RIVER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
ILLINOIS...IROQUOIS AND KANKAKEE RIVERS. THERE IS AN INCREASED
RISK OF LOCALIZED FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY FOR LOCATIONS
SOUTH OF THE KANKAKEE AND ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEYS. SNOW WILL COME
TO AN END OVER NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS NORTH OF
THE I-80 CORRIDOR BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...WHILE TRANSITIONING
OVER TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS FOR FAR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND
FAR NORTHWESTERN INDIANA. AROUND 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY
FOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF THE ILLINOIS AND KANKAKEE RIVERS...WITH 5
TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED FOR LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTH. THE LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD BRING ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.
WIND CHILL READINGS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED FOR MONDAY
MORNING.
LOCALIZED RIVER FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
ILLINOIS...IROQUOIS AND KANKAKEE RIVERS. THERE IS AN INCREASED
RISK OF LOCALIZED FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS.