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Chicago, IL  (CHII2)  Harrison-Dever Crib, approx. 2.75 miles offshore

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Conditions at 11:50 am CDT on 03/25/2023 (DOY 084 16:50 GMT)
(Updated every 15 minutes)
Wind Speed:   19.6 kts   (10.1 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   22.2 kts   (11.4 m/s)
Wind Direction:   290° (WNW)
Air Temperature:   34.9 °F   (1.6 °C)
Wind Chill:   23.1 °F   (-4.9 °C)
Dew Point:   33.9 °F   (1.1 °C)
Relative Humidity:   96.2 %
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Webcam Location & Info
[Live Webcam Image from Chicago, IL Met Station Camera 1]

[Live Webcam Image from Chicago, IL Met Station Camera 2]

[Live Webcam Image from Chicago, IL Met Station Camera 3]

6-hr animations: 1  2  3
Previous 48 images (top of hour only): 1  2  3
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Nearby Webcams (external sites):
Webcams of Chicago courtesy of WXYZ Webcams
Loyola University Lake Shore Campus
Loop and Lake Michigan courtesy of ABC News

---------- Previous 18 Hours (at top of hour)  [English] [Metric] ----------
YEARDOY CDT Wind
Spd
kts
Wind
Gust
kts
Peak
Wind
kts
Wind
Dir
deg
Air
Tmp
F
Wind
Chill
F
Dew
Pt
F
Rel
Hum
%
20230841100 20.6 26.4 28.4 299 34.9 22.8 34.2 97.5
20230841000 19.2 22.6 26.2 308 34.9 23.2 34.6 98.8
20230840900 16.7 18.3 30.9 346 34.9 24.0 35.0 100.4
20230840800 17.3 18.7 19.8 004 35.2 24.3 35.3 100.4
20230840700 18.1 19.4 20.8 030 35.8 24.7 35.9 100.4
20230840600 13.6 15.0 19.2 034 36.0 26.4 36.1 100.4
20230840500 19.1 20.8 22.0 052 36.0 24.7 36.1 100.4
20230840400 22.6 24.9 24.9 047 35.8 23.5 35.9 100.4
20230840300 19.8 22.7 25.7 045 35.8 24.2 35.9 100.4
20230840200 21.2 22.7 26.0 055 36.0 24.1 36.1 100.4
20230840100 20.0 22.4 24.1 071 37.9 27.1 34.4 86.9
20230840000 15.9 17.9 22.9 077 38.5 28.9 34.7 86.2
20230832300 16.9 18.3 21.0 088 38.7 28.9 34.1 83.6
20230832200 13.6 15.6 22.2 096 39.0 30.4 35.1 85.8
20230832100 13.6 14.0 17.9 054 39.0 30.4 35.8 88.0
20230832000 13.4 14.4 15.7 047 38.8 30.2 35.9 89.0
20230831900 16.3 17.9 19.8 043 39.0 29.5 35.0 85.2
20230831800 15.2 16.5 19.8 033 38.8 29.6 33.3 80.2
Note: Peak wind is max wind gust during entire hour
Note: Wind chill is set to -99 if air temp > 40 F or wind speed < 3 mph

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The NDBC station ID for this station is: CHII2
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