El Nino

Midwest, Evanston to take polar plunge in coming weeks

January 15, 2025

Evanston residents should brace for the coldest weather of the year next week, with temperatures dipping below zero for days on end. Former WFLD-TV (Ch. 32) meteorologist and current Loyola Prof. Richard...

Basu: Planning for more abnormal weather after a visit from El Niño

January 6, 2016

On Dec. 24 in New York City, the temperature in Central Park reached a high of 72 degrees, with the rest of the month averaging a high of 56 degrees. I walked around the New York Botanical Garden on Christmas...

Chicago breaks snowfall record with November’s first flurries

December 2, 2015

Although this year has brought one of the mildest falls in recent memory, the first November snowfall broke a 120-year-old record. Several meteorologists cite a strong El Nino Southern Oscillation as...

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