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3095:Demographics
3053:Architecture
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2973:. Retrieved
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2659:. Retrieved
2652:the original
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2484:Acer negundo
2443:
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2403:in the world
2392:
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2318:The Chicago
2291:The Chicago
2290:
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1696:inches (mm)
845:inches (mm)
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146:Clark Street
142:Stony Island
112:41°42′12.5″N
99:Lake Chicago
80:
35:The city of
34:
3257:Visual arts
3237:Skyscrapers
3112:Expressways
2894:November 9,
2889:weather.gov
2690:Hill, Libby
2489:Acer rubrum
2464:, include:
2297:Cook county
2262: /
1908:(≥ 0.01 in)
987:(≥ 0.01 in)
221:During the
138:Blue Island
127: /
68:Great Lakes
60:trade route
3300:Categories
3169:Newspapers
3159:Literature
3127:Government
2975:25 October
2732:2012-03-21
2625:References
2371:April 2008
2355:improve it
2250:87°40′46″W
2247:41°50′26″N
2228:Statistics
1955:(≥ 0.1 in)
1126:Source 1:
1034:(≥ 0.1 in)
115:87°40′37″W
71:watersheds
3213:musicians
3154:Landmarks
3122:Geography
3105:companies
2661:28 August
2462:deciduous
2359:verifying
2327:Cityscape
2309:Wisconsin
2050:dew point
195:Fox River
77:Geography
3285:Category
3147:timeline
3142:politics
2953:July 18,
2909:ThreadEx
2869:June 29,
2843:June 12,
2821:June 16,
2692:(2000).
2565:See also
2288:breeze.
2238:centroid
2216:Source:
2169:Percent
2164:2,508.4
2057:(−10.2)
2052:°F (°C)
2048:Average
2000:Average
1692:Average
1617:(−22.5)
1612:(−16.0)
1567:(−11.2)
1562:(−17.5)
1557:(−20.3)
1079:Average
910:(1,038)
841:Average
766:(−21.4)
761:(−14.8)
711:(−15.9)
235:Thornton
223:Silurian
186:moraines
83:glaciers
66:and the
41:Illinois
3247:Tourism
3218:theater
3181:Museums
3137:History
3100:Economy
3090:Culture
3063:Climate
3058:Beaches
3042:Chicago
2931:May 14,
2799:May 14,
2774:May 14,
2440:Ecology
2410:Midwest
2353:Please
2320:skyline
2305:Indiana
2112:(−6.6)
2107:(−0.2)
2097:(12.1)
2092:(16.1)
2087:(16.5)
2082:(13.2)
2067:(−2.7)
2062:(−8.0)
1816:(0.51)
1607:(−8.2)
1602:(−1.3)
1592:(12.4)
1587:(12.5)
1572:(−3.6)
1542:(−4.2)
1527:(13.9)
1522:(18.4)
1517:(19.1)
1512:(16.0)
1507:(10.3)
1497:(−0.6)
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1487:(−7.3)
1477:(10.7)
1472:(−0.8)
1462:(12.2)
1457:(19.1)
1452:(23.2)
1447:(24.1)
1442:(21.4)
1437:(15.9)
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1417:(−3.8)
1407:(15.3)
1392:(17.1)
1387:(24.2)
1382:(28.1)
1377:(29.2)
1372:(26.9)
1367:(21.4)
1362:(15.0)
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1337:(35.6)
1332:(13.6)
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1322:(27.6)
1317:(32.1)
1312:(34.0)
1307:(34.9)
1302:(33.9)
1297:(31.1)
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1287:(21.7)
1282:(13.8)
1277:(11.3)
965:(0.25)
756:(−6.8)
751:(−0.1)
741:(14.2)
736:(14.8)
721:(−2.1)
716:(−9.9)
691:(−3.7)
676:(15.1)
671:(19.4)
666:(20.1)
661:(17.1)
656:(11.3)
641:(−5.1)
636:(−6.9)
626:(11.3)
621:(−0.3)
611:(12.9)
606:(19.9)
601:(23.9)
596:(24.8)
591:(22.2)
586:(16.6)
581:(10.5)
571:(−1.2)
566:(−3.2)
556:(15.8)
541:(17.6)
536:(24.7)
531:(28.4)
526:(29.6)
521:(27.3)
516:(21.9)
511:(15.6)
486:(36.2)
481:(14.2)
476:(20.0)
471:(28.2)
466:(32.7)
461:(34.6)
456:(35.6)
451:(34.4)
446:(31.8)
441:(27.5)
436:(22.2)
431:(14.4)
426:(11.9)
269:seasons
253:Climate
158:I&M
103:Beverly
87:Ice Age
85:of the
37:Chicago
3275:Portal
3242:Sports
3203:People
3132:Harbor
2161:106.3
2158:113.3
2155:193.2
2152:226.6
2149:283.0
2146:318.4
2143:311.4
2140:281.9
2137:215.3
2134:187.0
2131:136.2
2128:135.8
2117:(3.8)
2102:(5.4)
2077:(7.6)
2072:(2.1)
1948:125.8
1896:(9.9)
1891:(3.8)
1886:(0.0)
1881:(0.0)
1876:(0.0)
1871:(0.0)
1866:(0.0)
1861:(0.0)
1856:(1.5)
1821:(4.6)
1811:(0.0)
1806:(0.0)
1801:(0.0)
1796:(0.0)
1791:(0.0)
1786:(3.3)
1761:(962)
1736:(108)
1726:(104)
1721:(114)
1687:(−33)
1682:(−32)
1677:(−19)
1672:(−10)
1642:(−14)
1637:(−24)
1632:(−29)
1627:(−33)
1597:(5.4)
1582:(7.8)
1577:(2.6)
1547:(6.1)
1537:(1.2)
1532:(7.4)
1502:(4.6)
1467:(5.2)
1432:(9.8)
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1402:(2.6)
1397:(9.1)
1357:(8.3)
1352:(2.1)
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1027:127.0
970:(3.8)
960:(0.0)
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945:(0.0)
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791:(−12)
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781:(−29)
776:(−32)
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731:(9.6)
726:(3.9)
706:(−19)
696:(6.9)
686:(1.8)
681:(8.2)
651:(5.4)
646:(0.0)
616:(5.8)
576:(4.4)
551:(3.2)
546:(9.8)
506:(8.8)
501:(2.7)
496:(0.4)
307:Month
201:, and
3208:music
3191:Parks
3164:Media
3083:gangs
3078:Crime
2655:(PDF)
2642:(PDF)
2617:1980.
2592:Notes
2043:69.6
2040:75.5
2037:72.5
2034:68.6
2031:71.1
2028:70.7
2025:68.5
2022:65.6
2019:64.1
2016:64.9
2013:69.7
2010:71.6
2007:72.2
1995:27.8
1945:10.6
1942:10.0
1939:10.5
1927:11.1
1924:12.5
1921:12.3
1918:10.8
1912:11.0
1901:(25)
1851:(10)
1846:(16)
1841:(16)
1831:(98)
1826:(19)
1781:(14)
1776:(27)
1771:(29)
1759:37.86
1756:(54)
1751:(61)
1746:(87)
1741:(81)
1731:(94)
1716:(95)
1711:(62)
1706:(50)
1701:(51)
1667:(−2)
1647:(−3)
1267:(41)
1262:(22)
1257:(27)
1252:(34)
1247:(38)
1242:(39)
1237:(41)
1232:(40)
1227:(37)
1222:(33)
1217:(31)
1212:(24)
1207:(19)
1197:Year
1074:28.2
1024:10.8
1021:10.2
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1006:11.1
1003:12.4
1000:12.0
997:11.1
991:11.5
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975:(20)
930:(14)
925:(26)
920:(32)
908:40.88
905:(59)
900:(69)
895:(98)
890:(85)
860:(68)
855:(54)
850:(58)
821:(−7)
816:(−2)
796:(−2)
416:(43)
411:(22)
406:(27)
401:(34)
396:(39)
391:(40)
386:(43)
381:(42)
376:(39)
371:(33)
366:(30)
361:(24)
356:(19)
346:Year
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3196:list
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2977:2013
2955:2020
2933:2021
2896:2021
2871:2019
2845:2014
2823:2014
2801:2021
2776:2021
2663:2013
2448:and
2283:and
2218:NOAA
2115:38.8
2110:20.1
2105:31.6
2100:41.7
2095:53.8
2090:61.0
2085:61.7
2080:55.8
2075:45.7
2070:35.8
2065:27.1
2060:17.6
2055:13.6
2004:(%)
1992:6.1
1989:1.6
1986:0.2
1983:0.0
1980:0.0
1977:0.0
1974:0.0
1971:0.0
1968:1.0
1965:4.0
1962:6.4
1959:8.5
1936:8.5
1933:9.4
1930:9.7
1915:9.4
1829:38.4
1774:10.7
1769:11.3
1754:2.11
1749:2.42
1744:3.43
1739:3.19
1734:4.25
1729:3.71
1724:4.10
1719:4.49
1714:3.75
1709:2.45
1704:1.97
1699:1.99
1662:(6)
1657:(7)
1652:(2)
1615:−8.5
1605:17.3
1600:29.7
1595:41.8
1590:54.3
1585:54.5
1580:46.0
1575:36.7
1570:25.6
1565:11.8
1555:−4.5
1545:43.0
1540:24.4
1535:34.1
1530:45.4
1525:57.1
1520:65.1
1515:66.4
1510:60.8
1505:50.6
1500:40.3
1495:31.0
1490:21.8
1485:18.8
1475:51.3
1470:30.5
1465:41.3
1460:54.0
1455:66.3
1450:73.8
1445:75.4
1440:70.6
1435:60.6
1430:49.7
1425:39.0
1420:28.8
1415:25.2
1405:59.5
1400:36.6
1395:48.4
1390:62.7
1385:75.5
1380:82.5
1375:84.5
1370:80.4
1365:70.5
1360:59.0
1355:47.0
1350:35.7
1345:31.6
1335:96.0
1330:56.4
1325:67.0
1320:81.7
1315:89.7
1310:93.2
1305:94.9
1300:93.1
1295:88.0
1290:80.9
1285:71.0
1280:56.8
1275:52.3
1194:Dec
1191:Nov
1188:Oct
1185:Sep
1182:Aug
1179:Jul
1176:Jun
1173:May
1170:Apr
1167:Mar
1164:Feb
1161:Jan
1132:WRCC
1128:NOAA
1071:6.3
1068:1.6
1065:0.2
1062:0.0
1059:0.0
1056:0.0
1053:0.0
1050:0.0
1047:0.9
1044:3.9
1041:6.4
1038:8.9
1015:8.4
1012:9.3
994:9.4
978:38.8
923:10.1
918:12.5
903:2.33
898:2.73
893:3.86
888:3.33
883:4.10
878:4.02
873:4.53
868:4.75
863:4.15
858:2.66
853:2.12
848:2.30
811:(6)
806:(8)
801:(2)
764:−6.5
754:19.7
749:31.8
744:45.0
739:57.6
734:58.6
729:49.3
724:39.1
719:28.2
714:14.1
694:44.4
689:25.3
684:35.2
679:46.8
674:59.2
669:66.9
664:68.1
659:62.7
654:52.4
649:41.7
644:32.0
639:22.9
634:19.5
624:52.4
619:31.5
614:42.4
609:55.3
604:67.8
599:75.0
594:76.7
589:71.9
584:61.9
579:50.9
574:39.9
569:29.9
564:26.2
554:60.5
549:37.7
544:49.6
539:63.7
534:76.5
529:83.1
524:85.2
519:81.2
514:71.5
509:60.0
504:47.9
499:36.8
494:32.8
484:97.1
479:57.5
474:68.0
469:82.8
464:90.8
459:94.2
454:96.0
449:93.9
444:89.2
439:81.5
434:72.0
429:57.9
424:53.4
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340:Nov
337:Oct
334:Sep
331:Aug
328:Jul
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310:Jan
288:snow
160:and
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2196:66
2193:69
2190:68
2187:62
2184:54
2181:51
2178:46
2175:46
1899:9.8
1894:3.9
1889:1.5
1884:0.0
1879:0.0
1874:0.0
1869:0.0
1864:0.0
1859:0.0
1854:0.6
1849:4.0
1844:6.3
1839:6.3
1824:7.6
1819:1.8
1814:0.2
1809:0.0
1804:0.0
1799:0.0
1794:0.0
1789:0.0
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1680:−25
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1630:−21
1625:−27
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1230:104
973:7.9
968:1.5
963:0.1
958:0.0
953:0.0
948:0.0
943:0.0
938:0.0
933:1.0
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779:−20
774:−25
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