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greatauntoftriplets

(176,857 posts) Sat Mar 17, 2012, 03:04 PM Mar 2012

Warmest St. Patrick's Day in Chicago in 141 years.

There were record-setting temperatures for a fourth consecutive day today, marking the warmest St. Patrick's Day in 141 years.

WGN-TV's Tom Skilling predicts temperatures today will reach 83 degrees, breaking the mark of 74 degrees from 2009 and setting a St. Patrick's Day record. It's gotten up to 81 so far, according to the temperatures posted at O'Hare by the National Weather Service, so today is another record-setter.

Skilling says that the area has only had 10 days in the 80s in March in the past 142 years. And it will likely continue Sunday., when temperatures are expected to hit 81 degrees -- the record is 74 degrees in 1969 -- according to Skilling.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-warmest-st-patricks-day-in-141-years-20120317,0,5304552.story

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Warmest St. Patrick's Day in Chicago in 141 years. (Original Post) greatauntoftriplets Mar 2012 OP

And the repukes will blame Obama for global warming. Nt madinmaryland Mar 2012 #1

I think it's warmer than Florida, we had 78 degrees last I checked..LOL...n/t monmouth Mar 2012 #2

Walking around my neighborhood in Chicago on St Patricks day felt like mucifer Mar 2012 #3

I came back from the parade to a bunch of mosquitos in the house surreal is right lunasun Mar 2012 #4

madinmaryland

(65,156 posts)

1. And the repukes will blame Obama for global warming. Nt

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Sat Mar 17, 2012, 03:18 PM

Mar 2012

monmouth

(21,078 posts)

2. I think it's warmer than Florida, we had 78 degrees last I checked..LOL...n/t

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Sat Mar 17, 2012, 04:04 PM

Mar 2012

mucifer

(24,838 posts)

3. Walking around my neighborhood in Chicago on St Patricks day felt like

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 09:06 PM

Mar 2012

I was on vacation in Florida or something. It's just surreal. My body said "you can't be in Chicago in mid March. You must be somewhere else".

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

4. I came back from the parade to a bunch of mosquitos in the house surreal is right

Reply to mucifer (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 18, 2012, 02:21 AM

Mar 2012

of course being in shorts and t shirt i was an easy target for them
need to find which screen has a hole or how they got in here.....
Remember canceling going to other year parades because it would be 'too cold' on St Pats
July could suck if the trend keeps up though

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