sielicki Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 14 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: The 1st week of January is going to be a torch there is no doubt about it. But that has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the season Of course it does, how wouldn’t it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 26 minutes ago, sielicki said: Of course it does, how wouldn’t it? The weather is always changing. The weather being warm for one or two weeks has nothing to do with the rest of the season, which is months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Nice to see the sun out again this morning, I've been ahead of temps since last evening so hoping for a 8C reading later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardypalmguy Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 So is the upcoming torch the elephant in the room that no one's going to talk about? I can see some concerns for flooding assuming streams/reservoirs/ponds etc got hard frozen over the last few days; then snow melt (in those areas that actually have a substantial amount on the ground) combined with rain upcoming.Yup. MKE up to 57 and people refuse to talk about it lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 6 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Got a good chance at 60 today, especially at MLI. MLI already up to 50 at this early hour. Just 48hrs ago we got down to -5. Definitely gonna feel better than the -40 wind chills from late last week. 64 at MLI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Breaking news: Snow melts quickly when it's 53 degrees. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Yeah, we are over-performing big time... up to 59º. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardypalmguy Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 60F in MKE. Still not a torch?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Unbelievable turnaround from a week ago at this time. I'd even say that there's a very slight heavy/muggy feeling in the air. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Astounding change in conditions to say the least. MLI broke the record high today with their 67. The 5pm ob one week ago right now at MLI was -4 with wind chill of -29. 5pm ob today is 62, a 91 degree difference. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 ORD topped out at 59 today, which was just a few degrees shy of the record high for the date of 63, set in 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Hoosier said: Unbelievable turnaround from a week ago at this time. I'd even say that there's a very slight heavy/muggy feeling in the air. Peak dew points in the low to mid 50's today. Solid stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 A bit late, but some Christmas Eve/Day temperature stats for Chicago, after the cold over the holiday. This Christmas Eve featured a tie for 6th coldest high temp and a tie for 11th coldest low temp on record. Christmas Day featured the 7th coldest high temp on record, and an honorable mention of a tie for 17th coldest low temperature on record (2). Christmas Eve Record Coldest High Temps: 1983: -11 1872: 5 1878: 8 2000: 11 2004: 122022: 14 1989: 14 1892: 15 1990: 16 1920: 16 Christmas Eve Record Coldest Low Temps: 1983: -25 1872: -23 1878: -9 1989: -6 1951: -5 1924: -4 1992: -3 2013: -2 2004: -2 2000: -22022: -1 1897: -1 Christmas Day Record Cold High Temps: 1983: -5 1985: 2 1924: 6 1996: 9 1902: 10 1892: 102022: 14 1977: 15 1899: 15 1879: 15 1878: 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Another fun fact.. this time last week our dewpoint was -16, currently it's 53, a 69 degree difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 6 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Another fun fact.. this time last week our dewpoint was -16, currently it's 53, a 69 degree difference. Slight change of airmass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 9 hours ago, Chicago Storm said: A bit late, but some Christmas Eve/Day temperature stats for Chicago, after the cold over the holiday. This Christmas Eve featured a tie for 6th coldest high temp and a tie for 11th coldest low temp on record. Christmas Day featured the 7th coldest high temp on record, and an honorable mention of a tie for 17th coldest low temperature on record (2). Christmas Eve Record Coldest High Temps: 1983: -11 1872: 5 1878: 8 2000: 11 2004: 122022: 14 1989: 14 1892: 15 1990: 16 1920: 16 Christmas Eve Record Coldest Low Temps: 1983: -25 1872: -23 1878: -9 1989: -6 1951: -5 1924: -4 1992: -3 2013: -2 2004: -2 2000: -22022: -1 1897: -1 Christmas Day Record Cold High Temps: 1983: -5 1985: 2 1924: 6 1996: 9 1902: 10 1892: 102022: 14 1977: 15 1899: 15 1879: 15 1878: 15 remember '83 well. What was the high on Christmas 1982? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I've never seen so much snow melt so fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 remember '83 well. What was the high on Christmas 1982?Christmas Day 1982 had a high of 64.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, josh_4184 said: I've never seen so much snow melt so fast. Agree, 24"+ completely gone except for the largest drifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Chicago Storm said: Christmas Day 1982 had a high of 64. . late 70's early 80's fun period. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frog Town Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 13 minutes ago, Baum said: late 70's early 80's fun period. I remember having thunderstorms Christmas Eve 1982 coming out of midnight mass, but didn't remember the temps on Christmas day that year....I was 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 6 hours ago, Baum said: remember '83 well. What was the high on Christmas Played in a high school basketball tournament that holiday. Dad was periodically running out to start the car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Pretty remarkable difference up here from a majority of the subforum. Reached a high of 37 yesterday, stuck in the 20s today. Snow depth hanging around 8” and we picked up 0.4” of snow overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Here's a pathetic, beavis-rant inducing type of stat. With 3.2" of snow this month, it is actually the snowiest December at ORD since 2017. It also snaps a record long streak of 4 consecutive Decembers of under 3" December hasn't been a dry month in Chicago... just have not lined up the moisture with the cold very well. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardypalmguy Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Here's a pathetic, beavis-rant inducing type of stat. With 3.2" of snow this month, it is actually the snowiest December at ORD since 2017. It also snaps a record long streak of 4 consecutive Decembers of under 3" December hasn't been a dry month in Chicago... just have not lined up the moisture with the cold very well.This area is quickly converting to the new DC area with climate change ramping up… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo6899 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Lol @ dtw jackpotting a rain storm in the middle of winter. Got up to 87 today in estero, fl. It was really muggy. If it ain't gonna snow, let it torch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 12 hours ago, hardypalmguy said: This area is quickly converting to the new DC area with climate change ramping up… I was up in Beer Town last weekend. Felt and looked the same. And never some one palm. Disappointing to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Baum said: I was up in Beer Town last weekend. Felt and looked the same. And never some one palm. Disappointing to say the least. According to Cromartie milwaukee is now DC. I guess DC better get ready for its cold records to fall like dominoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 16 hours ago, Hoosier said: Here's a pathetic, beavis-rant inducing type of stat. With 3.2" of snow this month, it is actually the snowiest December at ORD since 2017. It also snaps a record long streak of 4 consecutive Decembers of under 3" December hasn't been a dry month in Chicago... just have not lined up the moisture with the cold very well. That's definitely a crazy stat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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