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ASK TOM WHY: October 2007 Archives

Please explain how the term “percent contained” is calculated. What does it mean in reference to a wildfire?

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wgnweather

on October 31, 2007 10:51 PM | Permalink

Statistics behind lightning strikes

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wgnweather

on October 30, 2007 10:50 PM | Permalink

An eyecatching explosion of fall color outside Oakton Community College in Des Plaines

By

wgnweather

on October 30, 2007 4:55 PM | Permalink

Many thanks for Gary Wojton for sharing this amazing shot of the fall colors which are so stunningly evident in this photo! Gary tells us he took this outside Oakton Community College in Des Plaines. Thanks for sharing this with us, Gary!

Tom Skilling

Photo Courtesy: Gary Wojton

Halloween Wash-out

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wgnweather

on October 29, 2007 10:02 PM | Permalink

Earthrise

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wgnweather

on October 28, 2007 9:02 PM | Permalink

The October full moon was on the 25th this year. How often does a full moon occur on Halloween?

By

wgnweather

on October 27, 2007 7:42 PM | Permalink

Where to Escape the Heat

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wgnweather

on October 27, 2007 12:09 AM | Permalink

I will be in Chicago until December 6. What are my chances of seeing a snowfall by then?

By

wgnweather

on October 25, 2007 10:47 PM | Permalink

Dew Points vs. Relative Humidity

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wgnweather

on October 24, 2007 11:12 PM | Permalink

Chicago's Relative Humidity

By

wgnweather

on October 23, 2007 10:38 PM | Permalink

Relative Humidity Records

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wgnweather

on October 22, 2007 10:41 PM | Permalink

Latest Fall 80° at Chicago

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wgnweather

on October 21, 2007 8:46 PM | Permalink

What are the earliest and latest dates that Chicago has received its first measurable snowfall of the season?

By

wgnweather

on October 20, 2007 8:12 PM | Permalink

Lightning Strikes and Gender

By

wgnweather

on October 19, 2007 11:48 PM | Permalink

What are the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in McHenry County?

By

wgnweather

on October 18, 2007 10:40 PM | Permalink

What is the difference between partly cloudy and partly sunny?

By

wgnweather

on October 17, 2007 10:44 PM | Permalink

Chicago's snowiest winters

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wgnweather

on October 16, 2007 10:51 PM | Permalink

Chicago's 80-degree temps in October

By

wgnweather

on October 15, 2007 10:48 PM | Permalink

Daylight Saving Time and Halloween

By

wgnweather

on October 14, 2007 8:19 PM | Permalink

What is the average date of the first frost?

By

wgnweather

on October 13, 2007 7:57 PM | Permalink

The Force of Wind

By

wgnweather

on October 13, 2007 12:34 AM | Permalink

Normal vs. Average Weather

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wgnweather

on October 11, 2007 10:36 PM | Permalink

In what year did Chicago set the most record highs?

By

wgnweather

on October 10, 2007 10:34 PM | Permalink

Why do winds move from west to east. Why not east to west?

By

wgnweather

on October 9, 2007 10:48 PM | Permalink

Winds and clouds

By

wgnweather

on October 8, 2007 10:28 PM | Permalink

Origin of Meteorology

By

wgnweather

on October 7, 2007 8:53 PM | Permalink

Month with most thunderstorm days in Chicago

By

wgnweather

on October 6, 2007 8:30 PM | Permalink

Tornadoes

By

wgnweather

on October 5, 2007 11:11 PM | Permalink

Four-day stretch of near-record warmth in store for Chicago

By

wgnweather

on October 4, 2007 8:37 PM | Permalink

Raining "cats and dogs"

By

wgnweather

on October 4, 2007 8:36 PM | Permalink

Chicago's "Normal Temperatures"

By

wgnweather

on October 3, 2007 10:17 PM | Permalink

Oxygen in the Atmosphere

By

wgnweather

on October 2, 2007 10:34 PM | Permalink

Chicago and Extreme Temps

By

wgnweather

on October 1, 2007 10:34 PM | Permalink

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