As the cold air mass to the north of us drifts southeast, Chicago has gotten colder. Today's high temperature was at midnight, both at Inner Drive Technology World HQ and at O'Hare, though the National Weather Service has teased us with predictions of above-freezing temperatures tomorrow, followed by the coldest day since February 20th.
Cassie may not get a proper walk on Thursday until I pick her up from school. (Heck, I might not either.) At least being at school will give her some time to bounce around like a dog.
This makes me nervous. Usually this early we get some snow and it melts after a few days. But some years, like 2013-14, we get snow that won't ever leave. The record for consecutive days with 25 mm of snow on the ground was 1978-79, with 98 days. The winter of 2013-14 comes in 4th at 80 days, but the recency effect makes it feel worse.
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