Chicago Storm

High temp of 68 at ORD today. First 60+ day since Nov 19th (63) and the warmest day since Nov 4th (68).

70’s are not “heat”. record breaking warmth, sure.

record breaking heat lol

At this point, looks like a swing and a miss for anything overly interesting for this sub-forum.

the non-michigan contingent thanks you.

A whopping snowfall total of a T here at ORD with today's snowfall "event". The seasonal snowfall total remains at 14.8”.

Forgot to mention... Peak wind gust of 50MPH at ORD with the round of high winds on February 28th.

Peak wind gust of 43MPH at ORD with the round of high winds on Wednesday.

The Euro has had its struggles, for whatever reason. Another example is this current system and snow. The GFS was on it for days, but it took a while for the Euro and other guidance to catch on.

Classic April snowfall out there today.

Correct, twice. Feb 12-13th and Nov 21st.

Na, he'll have his chances...unfortunately (for us).

It looks to stay continued up and down. I wouldn't say any lasting/consistent or noteworthy cold is on the horizon.

The GEFS have been superb in handling the MJO over the past 1-2 months, whereas the EPS have struggled quite a bit. So, talking on a pure MJO based view of things... If we can round the bend through phases 4-5-6, it would bode well for those looking for a relatively active pattern and consistent spring conditions. Phase 6 still runs a high above average temp correlation for this time of year, for example. Phases 5-6 are supportive of an active/wetter pattern as well. Now the one thing to watch will be what happens with the SPV up north. There is full on support of sudden and significant warming set to occur soon, with also quite a bit of support at this being an early seasonal demise of the SPV. So, we will have to watch and see what sort of high latitude blocking tries to develop as a result of the initial impact on things, and how it may affect things and work with/against the MJO progression.

And this too...

Just going to leave this here...

i’m concerned for you.

As with any other year… For the days/events that are not thread worthy.

Let’s get the ball rolling…

Big dust storm...

hunch says you will win that one.

Winter (Dec-Feb) 2024/25 will finish as the 10th least snow winter on record for Chicago. Least Snow Winter's (Dec-Feb) 1. 5.7" - 1930/31 2. 6.3" - 1936/37 3. 7.1" - 1921/22 4. 7.9" - 1920/21 5. 8.8" - 1898/99 6. 11.0" - 1889/90 7. 11.6" - 1912/13 7. 11.6" - 1905/06 9. 11.7" - 1890/91 10. 11.9" - 2024/25

Winter (Dec-Feb) 2024/25 will finish as the 10th least snow winter on record for Chicago. Least Snow Winter's (Dec-Feb) 1. 5.7" - 1930/31 2. 6.3" - 1936/37 3. 7.1" - 1921/22 4. 7.9" - 1920/21 5. 8.8" - 1898/99 6. 11.0" - 1889/90 7. 11.6" - 1912/13 7. 11.6" - 1905/06 9. 11.7" - 1890/91 10. 11.9" - 2024/25

pulling for you not to pick-up some half-assed event(s) that kills the futility chase. at least there's a 3.1" buffer between current and #1.