So How Low Did The Wind Chills Get?

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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