8kt
direction not reported17 minutes ago

Chicago Buoy is reading 8 kt, measured 17 minutes ago. Over the last 12 hours it has run 6–10 kt on the hour, and its strongest single reading was 10 kt 11 hours ago.

Measured at NOAA station 45198. Readings are shown in knots, newest on the right, and are never interpolated — a gap here is a gap in the record.

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