It's time for the semi-annual update of the Chicago sunrise chart. (You can get one for your own location at http://www.wx-now.com/Sunrise/SunriseChart.aspx.)
Date |
Significance |
Sunrise |
Sunset |
Daylight |
2008 |
2 Jul |
8:30pm sunset |
05:20 |
20:30 |
15:09 |
16 Jul |
5:30am sunrise |
05:30 |
20:24 |
14:55 |
8 Aug |
8pm sunset |
05:52 |
20:00 |
14:08 |
16 Aug |
6am sunrise |
06:00 |
19:49 |
13:48 |
28 Aug |
7:30pm sunset |
06:13 |
19:30 |
13:17 |
15 Sep |
6:30am sunrise; 7pm sunset |
06:30 |
19:00 |
12:29 |
22 Sep |
Equinox, 10:44 CDT |
06:39 |
18:48 |
12:08 |
25 Sep |
12-hour day |
06:42 |
18:42 |
12:00 |
2 Oct |
6:30pm sunset |
06:49 |
18:30 |
11:40 |
12 Oct |
7am sunrise |
07:00 |
18:14 |
11:13 |
21 Oct |
6pm sunset |
07:11 |
18:00 |
10:48 |
1 Nov |
Latest sunrise until 2 Nov. 2010 Latest sunset until Mar 4th |
07:24 |
17:45 |
10:20 |
2 Nov |
Standard time returns Earliest sunrise until Mar 2nd |
06:25 |
16:43 |
10:18 |
6 Nov |
6:30am sunrise (again) |
06:30 |
16:39 |
10:08 |
15 Nov |
4:30pm sunset |
06:41 |
16:30 |
9:48 |
2 Dec |
7am sunrise |
07:01 |
16:20 |
9:19 |
8 Dec |
Earliest sunset of the year |
07:06 |
16:20 |
9:13 |
21 Dec |
Solstice, 06:04 CST |
07:16 |
16:23 |
9:07 |
2009 |
3 Jan |
Latest sunrise until Oct. 29th |
07:19 |
16:33 |
9:14 |
27 Jan |
5pm sunset |
07:08 |
17:00 |
9:52 |
4 Feb |
7am sunrise |
07:00 |
17:10 |
10:10 |
20 Feb |
5:30pm sunset |
06:39 |
17:30 |
10:51 |
26 Feb |
6:30am sunrise |
06:30 |
17:38 |
11:08 |
7 Mar |
Earliest sunrise until April 12th Earliest sunset until Oct. 25th |
06:16 |
17:49 |
11:32 |
8 Mar |
Daylight savings time begins Latest sunrise until Oct. 25th |
07:14 |
18:50 |
11:35 |
17 Mar |
7am sunrise, 7pm sunset 12-hour day |
06:59 |
19:00 |
12:01 |
20 Mar |
Equinox 06:44 CDT |
06:54 |
19:04 |
12:09 |
3 Apr |
6:30am sunrise (again) |
06:30 |
19:19 |
12:49 |
13 Apr |
7:30pm sunset |
06:13 |
19:30 |
13:16 |
22 Apr |
6am sunrise |
05:59 |
19:40 |
13:40 |
10 May |
8pm sunset |
05:36 |
20:00 |
14:24 |
15 May |
5:30am sunrise |
05:30 |
20:05 |
14:34 |
14 Jun |
Earliest sunrise of the year |
05:15 |
20:28 |
15:13 |
21 Jun |
Solstice 00:45 CDT 8:30pm sunset |
05:16 |
20:30 |
15:14 |
26 Jun |
Latest sunset of the year |
05:17 |
20:31 |
15:13 |
You can get sunrise information for your location at wx-now.com.
I just brought Parker in from his evening walk. The temperature has just dropped, no kidding, 10°C in the past ten minutes. It's such a sudden shift none of the weather sites has caught up, though there was a hint: at 10pm, the temperature in Waukegan (60 km north) was 11°C, but 25°C at Midway (18 km south).
My first clue was the wind going from dead calm to 36 km/h in an instant.
I love squalls.
I'm kicking myself for not riding Bike the Drive this morning. That's the annual, Memorial Day weekend closing of Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, all 30 km of it, for any bicyclist who ponies up the fee. I'm kicking myself because it's 19°C and sunny with a good breeze out of the South. Good biking weather.
Along the way we both took a look at the skyline from Fullerton Ave., one of the best vantage points on the North Side:
Even Parker wanted a look:
And we wrapped up our short walk with some get-out-the-schpilkes time in the park:
So far today, there have been eight earthquakes of 5 or stronger magnitude off the coast of Japan, one of magnitude 6.8. Something going on over there?
OK, it's not that the Cubs lost 10-7. It's not that the Brewers beat them. And it's not that it was 2°C in the park.
No, it's the combination of all of those things that made me wimp out after three innings.
Three innings. I'm so ashamed.
Yep, not flying today. Winds at 31 km/h gusting to 47 km/h.
That's what my flight instructor said when the weather looked breezy. Tomorrow's forecast calls for 52 km/h gusts, so I might stay on the ground.
Another flight scheduled, another flight cancelled. Welcome to Chicago.
Yup. That was, in fact, an earthquake this morning.
Update: Duh. Today's the anniversary of the Great San Francisco Quake 102 years ago. Holy meaningless coincidence, Batman!
I'm not usually personal in this blog, but a combination of things have occurred over the past 24 hours that feel pretty good.
First, my apartment is done. Done, done, done. The last door was hung on the last doorframe, the last stick of furniture found a good home for itself, the last drop of paint splatted on the wall. Done.
Second—and this is, I'm not kidding, front-page news in Chicago—the temperature hit 21°C today for the first time in six months (it was 27°C on October 21st).
And finally, I believe I've broken a logjam (passed a kidney stone? sailed around the Horn?) at my office.
I will celebrate with beer, a book, and fresh air this evening.
From Chicago Tribune weather forecaster Tom Skilling:
Chicago's 2007-08 snowfall tally eased above 153 cm Thursday, making it one of only seven season to reach or exceed 60 inches. ... Thursday's 4.3 cm at O'Hare became the city's 43rd day of measurable snow. No season since 1978-79 has recorded more days of measurable (2.5 mm) snow.
Skilling yesterday gave the cheery forecast that the Cubs' home opener Monday will get rained out.
Finally, did you know the U.S. government patented the atomic bomb? This suggests a tactic we can use against North Korea: sue them for infringement! Forget the 82nd Airborne, send the patent attorneys!