bowtie` Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 3 hours ago, IWXwx said: Feast here. I'll end up with 4.34" for the month and FWA is at 4.67", while ORD is at 1.79". FWA at 13.75" for the year vs. 6.95" at ORD. The difference is stark. I just looked up the great circle route from KIWH to KORD is 138 miles. So is KORD - KIWX within 150 miles? It would have been more amazing if that difference was under 100 miles such as KSBN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Oh nevermind. I now see KHHG - KORD is 149 miles. And seeing how IWX is north of town and HHG is south of town so it has to be less that 150 easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 3 hours ago, IWXwx said: Feast here. I'll end up with 4.34" for the month and FWA is at 4.67", while ORD is at 1.79". FWA at 13.75" for the year vs. 6.95" at ORD. The difference is stark. Even closer IMBY to ORD. 3.96" for May. 12.50" for the year. But, IKK is drought proof. Rain capital of IL. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 With the sub 0.50" precip streak ending at ORD, might as well turn to another one. Today is 220 days since the last calendar day 1" precip. This only ranks in 30th place right now (#1 is an amazing 416 days), but it is the longest such streak for Chicago since 1993-1994 and there is no end in the near future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Hoosier said: With the sub 0.50" precip streak ending at ORD, might as well turn to another one. Today is 220 days since the last calendar day 1" precip. This only ranks in 30th place right now (#1 is an amazing 416 days), but it is the longest such streak for Chicago since 1993-1994 and there is no end in the near future. That's surprising since 1993 was the year of the epic upper Mississippi flooding. Of course, this year we are also seeing how stark the dividing line between the precip haves and have-nots over a short distance in this region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 1 hour ago, CheeselandSkies said: That's surprising since 1993 was the year of the epic upper Mississippi flooding. Of course, this year we are also seeing how stark the dividing line between the precip haves and have-nots over a short distance in this region. Yeah summer of 1993 was wet for Chicago, particularly June which had about 10" of rain. The sub 1" streak began on 9/26/1993 and went through 6/22/1994 for a total of 270 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Driest Januarys-Mays for Chicago: 1934: 4.56" 1989: 6.22" 1958: 6.54" 2021: 6.95" 1992: 7.44" 1928: 7.73" 1895: 7.92" 1968: 8.07" 1994: 8.20" 1925: 8.55" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 I was curious about whether such a dry January-May in Chicago would increase the odds of seeing a 100 degree day this summer, so I ran some numbers. As posted above, January-May 2021 had 6.95" at ORD. Not counting this year, there have been 23 years when January-May produced less than 10". About 26% of those years produced at least one 100+ degree day. About 22% of years with >10" in January-May went on to produce at least one 100+ degree day. So, there is not much of a signal there based on that. Interestingly, the 2 driest January-May periods (1934 and 1989) both produced 100+. 2021 ranked 4th, so not much farther down the list. The takeaway for me is that there may be a higher chance than usual that Chicago reaches 100 sometime this year, but it's probably still less likely than not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A-L-E-K Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 gonna get a whole lot worse the way june is looking to play out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 29 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said: gonna get a whole lot worse the way june is looking to play out Unlike June 2012 it looks like we will get chances of precip every few days though not high in coverage or amounts but not a great year to be starting a lawn at my house. inb4 you relentless troll me for suburban living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 you can live in the suburbs (some) without a lawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Wonder if we're going to make a run at 30+ 90 degree days here this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Wonder if we're going to make a run at 30+ 90 degree days here this summer.Under.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 12 hours ago, madwx said: Unlike June 2012 it looks like we will get chances of precip every few days though not high in coverage or amounts but not a great year to be starting a lawn at my house. inb4 you relentless troll me for suburban living. 2012 was wetter in Michigan. It was hot, but there were ridge-rider complexes. This year is looking like the worst ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 kicks into high gear this weekend 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jonger Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 23 hours ago, A-L-E-K said: you can live in the suburbs (some) without a lawn Lawns are just a placeholder for something else, it shouldn't be the focal point of your property/house. Places that don't have enough water to sustain it without burdening the surrounding environment should just put in astro turf or gravel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hoosier Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 As long as <0.43" falls through June 8, it would become the 2nd driest year-to-date for Chicago (only behind 1934). Looks very achievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, Hoosier said: As long as <0.43" falls through June 8, it would become the 2nd driest year-to-date for Chicago (only behind 1934). Looks very achievable. It is even more impressive to be doing this in the era of increased precip. Chicago has had some extremely wet months and years in recent times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Wonder how much D3/4 there is by August 31st... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 4 hours ago, hlcater said: Wonder how much D3/4 there is by August 31st... out west, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Upcoming regime looks a little hit or miss. Some areas could do well while others not so much. Better take advantage of this week because the pattern looks drier after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Upcoming regime looks a little hit or miss. Some areas could do well while others not so much. Better take advantage of this week because the pattern looks drier after that. A good thing is the precipitable water will be very high and the models are showing some shower activity even during the night. It's just the instability might be kinda limited wherever the sun doesn't come out as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 It's looking bleak for rain here through mid month. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 1 hour ago, hawkeye_wx said: It's looking bleak for rain here through mid month. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Yearly precip deficit at ORD has reached a new high this year... -8.54" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 So much soup in the air today... yet nothing significant falling out of the sky. Need the sun to come out to kick anything off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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