It’s about to get unusually cold- even for Chicago.
Whereas this week’s temperatures will not be exceptional in a winter season, they’re fairly uncommon for early December. So uncommon they have not been seen this early into meteorological winter for a number of many years.
Temperatures Wednesday evening will drop into the only digits, and among the western and northern suburbs away from the lake may drop beneath zero. Wind chills will vary wherever from -5 to -20 levels, with gusts as much as 25 mph. Areas closest to the lake will likely be on the gentle aspect of that vary because the water temperature in Lake Michigan continues to be round 40 diploma.
So how uncommon is that this chilly air for early December?
The document low for Dec. 4 is 0 levels, which was set in 1893, however the final time a temperature of 5 levels or colder was recorded at O’Hare previous to Dec. 5 was Dec. 4 in 1991.
In 153 years of information, the temperature in Chicago has dropped to five levels or colder previous to Dec. 5 simply 26 occasions. The earliest was Nov. 17 in 1959, when the low was 3 levels.
Different notable dates that have been near being as chilly previously 34 years:
- Dec. 5, 2005: 4 levels
- Dec. 4, 2006: 6 levels
- Dec. 6, 2007: 0 levels
- Dec. 7, 2008: 4 levels
