If you think it has been cold during the morning commute lately, you haven't felt anything yet. The statistic in this graphic shows just how spoiled we have been so far this Fall. Chicago-Rockford International Airport has yet to record a freezing temperature during this Fall season. The last time we lasted this late into October without a hard frost is not years, but decades ago. You have to remember back 34 years to 1973 for the last time it stayed above the freezing mark this long. In 1973, the first hard freeze occurred on November 4th, which is an indicator that our first hard freeze is probably right around the corner. -ADAM
Thursday, October 25, 2007
We've Been Spoiled
If you think it has been cold during the morning commute lately, you haven't felt anything yet. The statistic in this graphic shows just how spoiled we have been so far this Fall. Chicago-Rockford International Airport has yet to record a freezing temperature during this Fall season. The last time we lasted this late into October without a hard frost is not years, but decades ago. You have to remember back 34 years to 1973 for the last time it stayed above the freezing mark this long. In 1973, the first hard freeze occurred on November 4th, which is an indicator that our first hard freeze is probably right around the corner. -ADAM
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Whats the latest we've ever gone in rockford without a freeze?
That's crazyness!
Great question Justin. After sifting through the data over the past 101 years, I found that the latest first frost ever was in fact in 1973 on November 4th. The only other year that we survived through October without a frost was in 1971, and the first frost that year occurred on November 1st. Thanks for the idea for another graphic to use on the noon show!
I knew this year's allergy season seemed unusually long!
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