Since there has been nothing to talk about since our brief two-week spell of cold and snow in early December, I thought I’d send around some interesting notes on this winter and our upcoming warmth – forgive me if it doesn’t meet the severe/disruptive threshold.
- Most areas – especially those away from the lake – are likely to see temps reach 60 degrees each of the next few days. With ample sunshine it’s going to feel even warmer than that.
- We’ve already set a new record of 62F at ORD today (previous record of 60F in 1880!) and the temp is still climbing. It is spectacular out there right now and the weekend looks like more of the same (albeit 5-10 degrees cooler along the lake).
- We’ve already set a new record of 62F at ORD today (previous record of 60F in 1880!) and the temp is still climbing. It is spectacular out there right now and the weekend looks like more of the same (albeit 5-10 degrees cooler along the lake).
- Since Jan. 1 we’ve officially had 0.6 inches of snow. We obviously have some time left, but the all-time record low for snow in a January-February is 2.5 inches in 1931. (And think back three years ago when we set the record for the snowiest January-February period at 53.2 inches in a winter that saw 88.2 inches total.)
- A full 98% of the past 132 years have recorded at least 1 inch of snow from this date forward. March is usually a good bet for at least a few inches of snow, even if it sometimes doesn’t stick across the entire area and it’s usually gone within a few days anyway. To that end, the mid-range models are pointing to a fairly cold and potentially snowy period in the opening week of March. But after a very cold and snowy opening few weeks of winter, we’re now all but assured of finishing well below average in snow and well above average in temperature.
- A full 98% of the past 132 years have recorded at least 1 inch of snow from this date forward. March is usually a good bet for at least a few inches of snow, even if it sometimes doesn’t stick across the entire area and it’s usually gone within a few days anyway. To that end, the mid-range models are pointing to a fairly cold and potentially snowy period in the opening week of March. But after a very cold and snowy opening few weeks of winter, we’re now all but assured of finishing well below average in snow and well above average in temperature.
- If you’re into schadenfreude, San Francisco just set a new all-time record low air pressure for the month of February at 988.8 mb and the LA area is getting socked with 3-6” of rain and temps in the 50s. It’s not very often that Chicago has the better weather in mid-February…
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