WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.

ASK TOM WHY: March 2008 Archives

Scientific Theory and Weather

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January 1975 Blizzard

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Chicago's April 6, 1982 snowstorm

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April 1975 Snowstorm

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Chicago's days of measurable snowfall

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Lake Michigan flooding Chicago

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Chicago's average number of snow days

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Latest first 70-degree day in Chicago

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The Next Solar Eclipse

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Green Christmas/White Easter

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Subzero Highs in Chicago

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Latest Snow in Chicago

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Blizzard of 1967 and the Downstate Ice Storm

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Safe breathing heights

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Chicago's March snowstorms of the early 1930s

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Raindrop Sizes

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Tides on Lake Michigan

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Easter Snow

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Spring snowstorms in Chicago not out of the question

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Tornadoes in Alaska

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Determining lake snowfall

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Longest period without precipitation

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Tornado Season Begins in March

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Measuring Relative Humidity

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Snow on St. Patrick's Day

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Ice on Lake Michigan: January vs. March

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Cold March 1974 in Chicago

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Why is winter so cold?

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This had to be cold! Rockford area photographer Susan Moran shares these photos of brave area residents involved in the “Polar Plunge”---an event held at Rock Cut State Park and carried out to raise money for Special Olympics. Though Sunday’s high in Rockford topped out at 51-degrees----Saturday featured temperature extremes of 35-degrees and 17-degrees. Congratulations to all who participated and braved the cold for a good cause. And many thanks to photographer Susan Moran for the great photos!

Tom Skilling

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Photo courtesy: Susan Moran

Recent March Snowstorm

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Bears Game in the 70s During the 1970s

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Lake Michigan Ice Cover

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