2nd Least Amount of Freezing or Below High Temperatures in 2006
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
900 AM CST THU JAN 04 2007
...2ND LEAST AMOUNT OF FREEZING OR BELOW HIGH TEMPERATURES IN 2006...
TAKING A LOOK BACK IN THE RECORD BOOKS SHOW THAT THE NUMBER OF DAYS
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES THAT REACHED FREEZING...32 F...OR BELOW WAS
THE SECOND LEAST ON RECORD FOR BOTH CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD. DATA
DATES BACK TO 1871 FOR CHICAGO AND BACK TO 1906 FOR ROCKFORD. 1931
IS THE ONLY YEAR WITH FEWER HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING FREEZING OR
BELOW. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TOP 5 LEAST YEARS WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES REACHING FREEZING OR BELOW.
.CHICAGO...
YEAR # OF OCCURRENCES
1.) 1931 12
2.) 2006 14 (2 IN JAN, 7 IN FEB, 5 IN DEC)
3.) 1878 21
4.) 1990 22
5.) 1987 22
.ROCKFORD...
YEAR # OF OCCURRENCES
1.) 1931 15
2.) 2006 19 (4 IN JAN, 8 IN FEB, 1 IN MAR, 6 IN DEC)
3.) 1921 23
4.) 1928 26
5.) 1987 30
AN AVERAGE YEAR FOR CHICAGO FOR THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES REACHING FREEZING OR BELOW IS 46 DAYS AND FOR ROCKFORD
IS 50 DAYS.
THIS MATCHES UP WITH THE FACT THAT IT WAS OVERALL THE 10TH WARMEST
YEAR FOR CHICAGO AND THE 11TH WARMEST YEAR FOR ROCKFORD IN THEIR
RESPECTIVE HISTORIES.
$$
HALBACH
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
900 AM CST THU JAN 04 2007
...2ND LEAST AMOUNT OF FREEZING OR BELOW HIGH TEMPERATURES IN 2006...
TAKING A LOOK BACK IN THE RECORD BOOKS SHOW THAT THE NUMBER OF DAYS
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES THAT REACHED FREEZING...32 F...OR BELOW WAS
THE SECOND LEAST ON RECORD FOR BOTH CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD. DATA
DATES BACK TO 1871 FOR CHICAGO AND BACK TO 1906 FOR ROCKFORD. 1931
IS THE ONLY YEAR WITH FEWER HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING FREEZING OR
BELOW. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TOP 5 LEAST YEARS WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES REACHING FREEZING OR BELOW.
.CHICAGO...
YEAR # OF OCCURRENCES
1.) 1931 12
2.) 2006 14 (2 IN JAN, 7 IN FEB, 5 IN DEC)
3.) 1878 21
4.) 1990 22
5.) 1987 22
.ROCKFORD...
YEAR # OF OCCURRENCES
1.) 1931 15
2.) 2006 19 (4 IN JAN, 8 IN FEB, 1 IN MAR, 6 IN DEC)
3.) 1921 23
4.) 1928 26
5.) 1987 30
AN AVERAGE YEAR FOR CHICAGO FOR THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES REACHING FREEZING OR BELOW IS 46 DAYS AND FOR ROCKFORD
IS 50 DAYS.
THIS MATCHES UP WITH THE FACT THAT IT WAS OVERALL THE 10TH WARMEST
YEAR FOR CHICAGO AND THE 11TH WARMEST YEAR FOR ROCKFORD IN THEIR
RESPECTIVE HISTORIES.
$$
HALBACH
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