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Newsjock

(11,733 posts) Sun Jan 20, 2013, 01:03 AM Jan 2013

New record for Chicago: 326 days (and counting) since last 1-inch snow cover

Source: Chicago Tribune

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.

Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-chicago-snow-weather-record,0,4133888.story

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New record for Chicago: 326 days (and counting) since last 1-inch snow cover (Original Post) Newsjock Jan 2013 OP

It's been cold and dry here in the southwest, too Warpy Jan 2013 #1

Well west MI is getting it tonight. longship Jan 2013 #2

Warpy

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1. It's been cold and dry here in the southwest, too

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 01:14 AM

Jan 2013

All we've had is snizzle and a couple of dustings.

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. Well west MI is getting it tonight.

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 01:19 AM

Jan 2013

Accumulation is supposed to be low, but it's blowing like Hell tonight. Drifting will happen even with the forecasted inch of snow. And we're forecasted an inch or so more every day and night into next week.

This might be the first time I have to plow my driveway this winter.

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