A frigid cold airmass will bring significantly colder weather across the eastern two thirds of the country early this week. Temperatures will tie or break many records across the Southeast through tonight. Moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue downwind of the Great Lakes. Gusty winds and dry conditions will support an elevated fire weather threat across the Central Gulf Coast. Read More >
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
830 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009
...PRELIMINARY LOW TEMPERATURES REPORTED ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS
AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS MORNING...
THE FOLLOWING ARE SELECT COOPERATIVE OBSERVER AND AIRPORT
OBSERVATIONS FOR THIS MORNING. SOME COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTING
END TIMES ARE BETWEEN 6 AND 7 AM AND THEREFORE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
TEMPERATURES MAY HAVE DROPPED A DEGREE OR TWO SINCE THEIR
OBSERVATION TIME.
LOW TEMPERATURE
LOCATION ENDING 6-8 AM
ILLINOIS
DIXON -32
POLO -32
AURORA AIRPORT -31 (SUGAR GROVE)
ROCHELLE -28
SHABBONA -26
ROCKFORD AIRPORT -25 AT 0651 (NEW RECORD)
ROMEOVILLE IL NWS -24
MARSEILLES -23
BARRINGTON -23
MCHENRY -23
PAW PAW -22
WEST CHICAGO -22
BATAVIA -22
ST CHARLES -22
MUNDELEIN -22
ELGIN -21
JOLIET -21
MORRIS -20
PARK FOREST -19
LISLE MORTON ARB -19
PIPER CITY -19
STREATOR -18
CHICAGO OHARE -18 AT 0722
MIDWAY 3SW -17
DWIGHT -18
WAUKEGAN -17
WHEELING -15
CHICAGO LAKEFRONT -11
INDIANA
WANATAH -24
VALPARAISO AIRPORT -20
VALPARAISO -19
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 449 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS FROM RECENT COLD SNAP... HERE ARE THE LOWEST HOURLY WIND CHILL READINGS RECORDED ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE RECENT ARCTIC COLD SNAP: WIND TIME DAY LOCATION CHILL -51 7 AM 01/16 AURORA SUGAR GROVE AIRPORT -41 1 AM 01/16 VALPARAISO -38 4 AM 01/16 WEST CHICAGO DUPAGE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT -36 8 AM 01/16 WAUKEGAN -35 7 AM 01/15 ROCKFORD AIRPORT -35 7 AM 01/16 CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT -34 6 AM 01/16 CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT -32 7 AM 01/16 WHEELING CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS ARE FROM AREA AWOS LOCATIONS...WHICH ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROLLED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. WIND TIME DAY LOCATION CHILL -53 1 AM 01/16 ROCHELLE -42 2 AM 01/16 DEKALB -42 8 AM 01/15 STERLING -40 8 AM 01/15 PERU -39 8 AM 01/16 KANKAKEE -39 4 AM 01/15 MORRIS -38 2 AM 01/16 LOCKPORT -36 11 PM 01/15 RANTOUL -36 3 AM 01/16 LANSING -35 4 AM 01/16 FREEPORT -33 7 AM 01/16 PONTIAC -32 2 AM 01/16 JOLIET $$
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