‘Third winter,’ severe drought, tornadoes and the long wait for snow: Chicago’s biggest weather stories of 2021.
The severe weather failed to dropped slightly more rain than normal. Drought, however, expanded during the summer and was the worst in northern Chicago suburbs and along the Illinois-Wisconsin state line, Borchardt said.
“Although the drought has weakened since midsummer, the Chicagoland area is still in a 6-to-12-inch precipitation deficit for the year to date,” Ford said.7.71 inches — .Summer’s active weather was followed by a warm, mild fall. Chicago was so warm overnight this year that the city observed 80 nights where the temperature did not fall below 65 degrees, the third most on record and the most since 1921, Ford said., which is unusual. “We typically average three to four reports every year,” Borchardt said.
The city recorded 11 nights in October where the temperature did not reach below 60 degrees, compared to two or three on average, Ford said. He also said fall leaf color across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin was delayed by these warm nights. It was so warm Chicago didn’t experience its first fall freeze until Nov. 2. According to Borchardt, that was just a
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