The temperature at Inner Drive World HQ has slid down to -20.9°C (-5.6°F), the coldest temperature we've had in two years. O'Hare shows -23.9°C (-11°F), which is colder than the low temperature in January 2024; the last day it got this cold was 31 January 2019, when it hit -29.4°C (-21°F).
Most of the schools in the area have closed for the day, Metra has a reduced schedule (not that anyone is riding the trains today), and Cassie did not feel any need to sniff every blade of snow-covered grass before doing her business this morning.
No danger of a record low, however. On 23 January 1963, it was -27.8°C (-18°F). That said, if the temperature doesn't go above -19°C by midnight Sunday, we'll set the record for the coldest high temperature.
I can't wait for my eye doctor appointment at lunchtime. Hey, it's only a 15-minute walk, right?
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