WGN Weather Center Blog: FEATURE GRAPHIC: October 2008 Archives

Pattern shift to send temps crashing to fall's chilliest levels yet late next week

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wgnweather

on October 31, 2008 10:26 PM | Permalink

Converging winds ahead of late-day front could bring 70-degree high Friday

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wgnweather

on October 30, 2008 10:10 PM | Permalink

Mild temperatures here to yield to cooler, wetter pattern 1-2 weeks out

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wgnweather

on October 28, 2008 9:12 PM | Permalink

Big temperature rebound could bring a 70-degree day to the city Thursday

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wgnweather

on October 27, 2008 10:14 PM | Permalink

Strong winds usher in wintry chill and first snow of the season Sunday

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wgnweather

on October 26, 2008 9:58 PM | Permalink

A stunning early start to winter: the record autumn snow of October 1967

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wgnweather

on October 25, 2008 7:50 PM | Permalink

Wind gusts of 40 m.p.h.-plus Sunday afternoon/evening as arctic blast bears down on area

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wgnweather

on October 24, 2008 10:16 PM | Permalink

Coldest spell here in 6 months Monday-Tuesday but 70 degrees on Halloween

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wgnweather

on October 23, 2008 10:01 PM | Permalink

Storm lambastes Plains with snow and rain; could unleash 0.50-inch plus rains here

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wgnweather

on October 22, 2008 9:54 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Storm out west to weaken while crossing Chicago; two cold snaps ahead

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wgnweather

on October 21, 2008 9:54 PM | Permalink

Complex late-week storm to take days to traverse Midwest closer

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wgnweather

on October 20, 2008 10:00 PM | Permalink

October 2008 appears headed for a cool, damp departure in Chicago

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wgnweather

on October 19, 2008 10:05 PM | Permalink

Late-autumn warm spell infrequent--but still possible

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wgnweather

on October 18, 2008 6:36 PM | Permalink

After Sunday's 70 degrees, cool surges and wetter pattern dominate rest of month

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wgnweather

on October 17, 2008 11:34 PM | Permalink

Fastest cooling period of year doesn’t preclude 70-degree day Sunday

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wgnweather

on October 16, 2008 10:16 PM | Permalink

Weather records emphatic: Chicago hasn’t recorded season’s last 70° yet

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wgnweather

on October 15, 2008 10:05 PM | Permalink

Chilly air hits in waves next 2 weeks; Omar to become Category 2 hurricane

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wgnweather

on October 14, 2008 10:19 PM | Permalink

Transition to winter underway: snowpack starts to build, temps plunge here

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wgnweather

on October 13, 2008 9:55 PM | Permalink

Chicago's weekend warmth on borrowed time as winter revs up in West

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wgnweather

on October 12, 2008 9:51 PM | Permalink

The hunt for wet October: A 54-year retrospective of the floods of 1954

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wgnweather

on October 11, 2008 7:10 PM | Permalink

Weekend temps up 20 degrees vs. 2007; more tolerable temps for marathon

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wgnweather

on October 10, 2008 10:38 PM | Permalink

Plunging temps end West's warmth, prompt storm with big snows/cold rain

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wgnweather

on October 9, 2008 10:00 PM | Permalink

Cold crashes into West threatening big snows; sets stage for Chicago warm-up

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wgnweather

on October 7, 2008 10:28 PM | Permalink

Lightning strike a week ago Monday leaves this hole in Newark, Illinois

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wgnweather

on October 7, 2008 4:55 PM | Permalink

Bruce Devick sends us this picture of a hole created in a cement platform located near a
barn in Newark, Illinois by a lightning strike a week ago Monday (on September 29). Bruce
reports the hole measures four by five feet and that it’s 14 inches deep and says the
platform and a barn 20 feet away were struck simultaneously by the same lightning bolt.
Lightning is often known for the vagaries with which it strikes and this is certainly an
instance which illustrates why. THANKS for sharing this with us Bruce!

Tom Skilling