Spring doesn’t officially begin for more than three weeks, but it came early to Chicago this week, with temperatures hitting a pleasant 74 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday afternoon. Spring then quickly turned to summer, with severe thunderstorms slamming the area Tuesday night, bringing hail and reported tornadoes. Then winter returned on Wednesday morning, skipping fall, as the mercury plunged into the 20s, with icy winds and snow flurries.
Just a totally normal 24 hours in February.
Actually, the weather around the world has been anything but normal this winter. More to the point, it has forced us to reconsider what “normal” even means anymore when global warming is making the climate increasingly chaotic.
Looking at the GFS model, there’s multiple more warm spells in the forecast
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Spring doesn’t officially begin for more than three weeks, but it came early to Chicago this week, with temperatures hitting a pleasant 74 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday afternoon. Spring then quickly turned to summer, with severe thunderstorms slamming the area Tuesday night, bringing hail and reported tornadoes. Then winter returned on Wednesday morning, skipping fall, as the mercury plunged into the 20s, with icy winds and snow flurries.
Just a totally normal 24 hours in February.
Actually, the weather around the world has been anything but normal this winter. More to the point, it has forced us to reconsider what “normal” even means anymore when global warming is making the climate increasingly chaotic.
Looking at the GFS model, there’s multiple more warm spells in the forecast