Meteorologists confounded, as snow disappears from Chicago skies
Posted on January 19, 2013 by The Extinction Protocol
January 19, 2013 – CHICAGO, Il - Whether
you like it or not, we will officially break another record for no snow
today, according to the National Weather Service. “It’s pretty
incredible,” said NWS meteorologist Gino Izzi. “It’s the middle of
January and there’s no snow on the ground. Dallas, Texas has had more
snow than us.” Izzi said the last time we have gone this far into the season without a 1-inch calendar day of snowfall was Jan. 17, 1899.
If we get no snow today — and there is none in the forecast through the
weekend — it’s a record. Additionally, it’s been 326 days and counting
since we’ve had a 1-inch snow cover on the ground. That record was
officially broken nine days ago, according to Izzi. “If you think about
it, we’re just a little over a month away from basically going an entire
year without snow in Chicago,” Izzi said. Izzi attributes the lack of
snow, in part, to luck. “Some of it has just been luck but there have
been some pretty good storms that have missed us,” he said. While
snowfall is not in the stars for the area, very cold temperatures are.
“We’re watching a little system Sunday night that will bring a really,
really intense cold snap – the coldest we’ve been in nearly two years,”
Izzi said. Highs will “struggle” to reach the teens by Monday into
Tuesday. “We could have lows not very far from zero,” Izzi said. The
Illinois Tollway will launch its Zero Weather Road Patrols this weekend
to assist drivers stranded in their cars during times of extreme cold. –Chicago Tribune
More extremes:
(Jan 18) It was a wild day for weather around much of the world today,
as snow hit the southeastern United States and Britain while record heat
baked Australia. In Virginia, 13 inches of snow hit some areas, while
in Mississippi two to four inches fell in places, reports the AP. At
least one car accident death was attributed to the weather, and
thousands lost power. Meanwhile in Britain, snow and ice closed one
Heathrow Airport runway for 45 minutes and caused 180 flights to be
canceled. Up to 12 inches of snow are expected in some areas around
London today, according to the AP. Down under, however, much of
Australia baked today. The temperature reached 114.4 degrees Fahrenheit
in Sydney, breaking the old record of 113.5 set in 1939, reports AFP.
Just west of the city in Penrith, the mercury climbed even higher to
nearly 116. What’s being called a “dome of heat” over the country’s
outback center is creating a heat wave over 70% of Australia. “The
length, extent, and severity of the current heat wave are unprecedented
in the measurement record,” said a government climate change report. –Newser
Thanks to: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com
Posted on January 19, 2013 by The Extinction Protocol
January 19, 2013 – CHICAGO, Il - Whether
you like it or not, we will officially break another record for no snow
today, according to the National Weather Service. “It’s pretty
incredible,” said NWS meteorologist Gino Izzi. “It’s the middle of
January and there’s no snow on the ground. Dallas, Texas has had more
snow than us.” Izzi said the last time we have gone this far into the season without a 1-inch calendar day of snowfall was Jan. 17, 1899.
If we get no snow today — and there is none in the forecast through the
weekend — it’s a record. Additionally, it’s been 326 days and counting
since we’ve had a 1-inch snow cover on the ground. That record was
officially broken nine days ago, according to Izzi. “If you think about
it, we’re just a little over a month away from basically going an entire
year without snow in Chicago,” Izzi said. Izzi attributes the lack of
snow, in part, to luck. “Some of it has just been luck but there have
been some pretty good storms that have missed us,” he said. While
snowfall is not in the stars for the area, very cold temperatures are.
“We’re watching a little system Sunday night that will bring a really,
really intense cold snap – the coldest we’ve been in nearly two years,”
Izzi said. Highs will “struggle” to reach the teens by Monday into
Tuesday. “We could have lows not very far from zero,” Izzi said. The
Illinois Tollway will launch its Zero Weather Road Patrols this weekend
to assist drivers stranded in their cars during times of extreme cold. –Chicago Tribune
More extremes:
(Jan 18) It was a wild day for weather around much of the world today,
as snow hit the southeastern United States and Britain while record heat
baked Australia. In Virginia, 13 inches of snow hit some areas, while
in Mississippi two to four inches fell in places, reports the AP. At
least one car accident death was attributed to the weather, and
thousands lost power. Meanwhile in Britain, snow and ice closed one
Heathrow Airport runway for 45 minutes and caused 180 flights to be
canceled. Up to 12 inches of snow are expected in some areas around
London today, according to the AP. Down under, however, much of
Australia baked today. The temperature reached 114.4 degrees Fahrenheit
in Sydney, breaking the old record of 113.5 set in 1939, reports AFP.
Just west of the city in Penrith, the mercury climbed even higher to
nearly 116. What’s being called a “dome of heat” over the country’s
outback center is creating a heat wave over 70% of Australia. “The
length, extent, and severity of the current heat wave are unprecedented
in the measurement record,” said a government climate change report. –Newser
Thanks to: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com