tom kacich

[NWS Lincoln IL @NWSLincolnIL]

Temperatures are trending well above normal mid-late next work week. Chances for precipitation will increase late in the week, with above normal precipitation slightly favored now for days 6-10. #ilwx

[tom kacich @tkacich]

Chicago Tribune’s unionized newsroom staff to go on 24-hour strike Thursday: ‘Enough is enough’ https://t.co/1Hl3fDwzQq

[tom kacich @tkacich]

Unusual weather in C-U in January, according to the @watersurvey. First 13 days of the month were above normal. Next 9 were well below normal. Last 9 were well above normal again. The result? Monthly mean temperature was 25.7 degrees, matching the long-term normal.

[tom kacich @tkacich]

Rain for five days in a row in Champaign-Urbana. Unofficially 2.28 inches in that time. So far 5.1 inches for the month. Normal for January is 2.31.

[tom kacich @tkacich]

A tale of two months: For the first 12 days of January, Champaign-Urbana temps were 6 degrees above normal. But through 22 days temps are now 3.1 degrees below normal. It's the 31st coldest January of all time (since 1888). A warmup is ahead.

[tom kacich @tkacich]

With the 1.2 inches of snow overnight, Champaign-Urbana now has 5.4 inches of snow this month -- the same amount for all of 2023.

[tom kacich @tkacich]

Four consecutive days of subzero weather but the Salt Fork in Champaign County is moving swiftly and is (mostly) ice-free.

[Peter Dynes @PGDynes]

Wow - The Great Lakes typically have an ice coverage of 55% during the winter months, causing at least half of their surfaces to freeze. As of yesterday, they had a combined ice cover of just 0.2%. Lake Superior 0.5%, Lake Michigan 0%, Lake Huron 0%, Lake Erie 0%, Lake Ontario 0%

[tom kacich @tkacich]

2023 in Champaign-Urbana unofficially tied for 4th place as warmest year on record (since 1888) with a mean temperature of 54.9 degrees. Winter months were far above normal: January +9.2 degrees, February +7 degrees, December +10.5 degrees.

[tom kacich @tkacich]

Champaign-Urbana ended 2023 with 5.4 inches of snow all year, 17.8 inches below normal. It was the second-least total in local weather history, more only than the 3.3 inches in 2006.

[tom kacich @tkacich]

And in Champaign-Urbana temperatures are running nearly 9 degrees above normal so far in December with more warmth ahead.

[NWS Lincoln IL @NWSLincolnIL]

Dreaming of a white Christmas? Don't get your hopes up too high. There is a strong chance of above normal temperatures leading up to and during Christmas. #ILwx

[tom kacich @tkacich]

Inaugural football game at Illinois' (unfinished) Memorial Stadium
https://t.co/M5EbyJC5zY

[tom kacich @tkacich]

Same for central Illinois ...

[NWS Chicago @NWSChicago]

Confidence is increasing that the middle of November will feature above average temperatures across a large portion of the nation. Some of the highest chances of above normal temps & potentially the largest warm anomalies are forecast to be centered around the Great Lakes.

[tom kacich @tkacich]

@ratcliffest I got it off a publication the Memorial Stadium Fund committee published with irregular frequency during the fundraising and construction. Publication is available at the UI Archives. They'd like you to put your request in writing so they can pull the collection.

[tom kacich @tkacich]

Happy 100th birthday, University of Illinois Memorial Stadium. The first game to be played at the unfinished stadium was a 7-0 win over the University of Chicago, the lone touchdown by Red Grange. Illinois won the mythical national championship that year.

[tom kacich @tkacich]

Average first measurable snow in C-U comes 11/23. Average annual total 23.2 inches.
2022-23 7 inches
2021-22 19.1
2020-21 19.4
2019-20 16.2
2018-19 18.2
2017-18 19.0
2016-17 8.1
2015-16 12.1
2014-15 26.1
2013-14 43.4

[tom kacich @tkacich]

The last time it snowed on Halloween in Champaign-Urbana was ...

2019

[tom kacich @tkacich]

Looks like Champaign-Urbana's first frost of the season will be Monday morning, with a forecast low of 30 degrees. The last frost was on April 24 (27 degrees) which makes for a 188-day growing season, just about average.

[Aaron Blake @AaronBlake]

Trump 2020: Sidney Powell has joined my legal team!

Trump after Powell flipped: Sidney Powell was not on my legal team.

[tom kacich @tkacich]

@rfhirschfeld @USACEHQ While you're at it see what you can do about a Red Line extension to C-U. There's just enough space between eastbound and westbound lanes of I-74 west of Prospect for the CTA to add service to Prospect Avenue. A $2.50 fare to Wrigley Field from C-U would be the best bargain ever.