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CHICAGO - We are hours away from the coldest air since the third week of January. Highs today will reach 30 before the cold front rips through this afternoon. It will be cloudy with some flurries ...
One thing about the cold weather and Chicago — it’s not new. While the record took place Jan. 20, 1985, many of the city’s lowest recorded temperatures came from arctic snaps in 1872 and 1899.
In Hastings, Nebraska, a high temperature of -2 degrees was recorded on Tuesday, which shattered the previous cold high of February 18 of 5 degrees in 1993. The average for the city is 41 degrees.
An intense blast of cold air shattered records in the central United States this week with temperatures up to 50 degrees below average. ... 2009 and only 6 degrees shy of their all-time record low ...
In Chicago, temperatures reached 72 degrees (22 Celsius) by Monday afternoon, breaking Chicago’s old record of 64 degrees (18 Celsius). Winds were expected to ramp up to 25 mph (40 kph).
The coldest temperature ever recorded in Chicago city limits is −27 °F (−33 °C) at O'Hare on January 20, 1985, [18] though unofficial temperatures as low as −3 °F (−19 °C) have been recorded at Chicago Aurora Airport in far western suburbs and in the rural areas to the west of Chicago. [43]
The current official highest registered air temperature on Earth is 56.7 °C (134.1 °F), recorded on 10 July 1913 at Furnace Creek Ranch, in Death Valley in the United States. [1] For few years, a former record that was measured in Libya had been in place, until it was decertified in 2012 based on evidence that it was an erroneous reading.
An earthquake was recorded near Midland, Texas, the U.S. Geological Survey said Friday afternoon. Reuters 1 hour ago Trump's firings at US weather agency will put lives at risk, scientists say