Coldest in at least 140 years!
The average temperature for the December through March period in Chicago of 22.0°F (-5.6C) makes it “the coldest such period on record for Chicago dating back to 1872!” says the Weather Service.
Where are the media headlines?
Instead, all we get are misleading, hand-wringing stories about global warming.
Here’s the statement:
Coldest December-March Period in Chicago History
CHICAGO:
THE IMPRESSIVE COLD THIS PAST WINTER CONTINUED DURING MARCH…WITH A MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF ONLY 31.7 DEGREES FOR THE MONTH. THIS RANKS AS THE 19TH COLDEST MARCH ON RECORD IN CHICAGO.
…OF EVEN MORE INTEREST IS THE FACT THAT WITH THE ABNORMALLY COLD MARCH ACROSS THE AREA…THIS MADE THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE DECEMBER THROUGH MARCH PERIOD IN CHICAGO 22.0 DEGREES…WHICH IS THE COLDEST SUCH PERIOD ON RECORD FOR CHICAGO DATING BACK TO 1872!
HERE IS A LIST OF THIS YEARS DECEMBER THROUGH MARCH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE RELATED TO THE OTHER COLDEST SUCH PERIODS ON RECORD IN CHICAGO:
RANK AVERAGE YEAR
DEC-MAR TEMP
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1. 22.0 2013-14
2. 22.3 1903-04
3. 22.5 1977-78
4. 22.5 1892-93
5. 22.7 1978-79
ROCKFORD:
UNSEASONABLY COLD CONDITIONS ALSO OCCURRED IN ROCKFORD IN MARCH. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 29.6 DEGREES…WHICH WAS THE 12TH COLDEST MARCH ON RECORD. THE DECEMBER THROUGH MARCH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCKFORD WAS 18.4 DEGREES. THIS RANKS AS THE 2ND COLDEST SUCH PERIOD ON RECORD IN ROCKFORD DATING BACK TO 1906.
HERE IS A LIST OF THIS YEARS DECEMBER THROUGH MARCH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE RELATED TO THE OTHER COLDEST SUCH PERIODS ON RECORD IN ROCKFORD:
RANK AVERAGE YEAR
DEC-MAR TEMP
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1. 18.2 1977-78
2. 18.4 2013-14
3. 18.5 1978-79
4. 19.1 1911-12
5. 21.0 1981-82
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lot&storyid=101458&source=0
Thanks to Benjamin Napier for this link