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The highest temperature recorded during the meteorological spring months of March, April, and May is, officially, 98 °F (37 °C) on May 31, 1934, when weather records were still taken near Lake Michigan. The lowest temperature recorded in meteorological spring is −12 °F (−24 °C), set on March 4, 1873.
Winters are cold, snowy and windy with temperatures below freezing. Spring and fall are mild with moderate humidity. According to the National Weather Service, Chicago's highest official temperature reading of 107 °F (42 °C) was recorded on June 1, 1934. The lowest temperature of −27 °F (−33 °C) was recorded on January 20, 1985.
Chicago (11.3 inches), Cleveland (18.4 inches), Salt Lake City (12.7 inches) and St. Louis (5.7 inches), are some of the larger cities where January is the snowiest month.
A blast of Arctic air brought punishing cold winds and bands of heavy lake-effect snow that buried some towns in fresh feet of snow into Friday, AccuWeather meteorologists warned. However, the ...
And frigid winds over the near-record warm Great Lakes will usher in the first major lake-effect snow event of the season. More than 6 million people under winter weather alerts could see 6 to 12 ...
Abandoned vehicles on Lake Shore Drive in Northern Illinois after a large snowstorm. Extreme temperature changes can occur within minutes with the passage of a strong cold front through the state. On December 20, 1836, temperatures fell 40 °F or 22.2 °C in minutes, which supposedly froze people to their saddles and chickens in their tracks. [8]
The National Weather Service office in Cleveland said snow will continue to fall across the region through Tuesday morning, and "a more persistent band with a Lake Huron connection" will bring 8 ...
Between Sept. 23 and Oct. 14, Phoenix set daily record high temperatures for 21 consecutive days. This is more than any other location since Burlington, Iowa, set record highs for 14 days during ...