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Today Monday May 25th 2009 we had a high of 67 degrees which occurred at 11:21 am with overcast mid level clouds and a cool east wind coming off of Lake Michigan, (water temp 58 degrees)

Here are some Memorial Day statistics comprises 136 years of data.

Memorial Day isn't a set day so their are no average High temps...Most frequent high temps are between 70-79 degrees.

Warmest Memorial Day was May 30th 1942   H: 93 degrees

Coldest Memorial Day was May 30th 1889 H: 42 degrees

Last year May 26th 2008 the High temperature was 81 degrees

54 % of the time it doesn't rain on Memorial Day but 56 % of the time it does:(

The most frequent range is .02" - .25" of rain

The most amount of rain ever was an 1.00" on May 28th 1984

Last year (2008) .48" of rain fell.

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