Chicago’s Snowiest Start To Winter Since 1978; Weather Network In Decline; India Plans Coal Expansion Through 2047; More Flawed Climate Papers To Be Retracted?; + Halo CME
The trend is not climatic at all. It is instead a data error. A simple, obvious, fatal one.
Chicago’s Snowiest Start To Winter Since 1978
Chicago has just logged one of its harshest openings to winter in nearly half a century.
Snowfall at O’Hare reached 17.1 inches as of Dec 7. The last time the city piled up more snow by this point was back in 1978.
Almost all of this season’s total has arrived in the past nine days. From Nov 29 to Dec 7, O’Hare picked up 15.4 inches (with Chicago posting its snowiest-ever November day on Nov 30) — one of the most intense nine-day stretches on record. In fact, only 1967 has delivered a snowier stretch (with 29.9 inches).
Cold reinforced the setup. Sunday night dipped below 0F, with additional lake-enhanced snow pushing totals even higher across the region. Midway logged another 4.3 inches Sunday; O’Hare added at least 4.6 inches, with more on the way later this week.
This echoes the broader theme for the United States, particularly across the Midwest and Rockies. The Northwest is next to be placed under heavy-snow warnings. And Alaska has received the heaviest confirmed totals. Juneau broke records on Sunday, part of the system that delivered roughly 20 inches to nearby Hyder and as much as 18 inches across the Skagway–Haines corridor.
Weather Network In Decline
A new University of Alaska Fairbanks project shows a sharp collapse in basic weather observations across the state.
