Has Chicago ever experienced a colder Thanksgiving than Christmas in the same calendar year?
Dear Tom, Has Chicago ever experienced a colder Thanksgiving than Christmas in the same calendar year? Chuck Kennell Dear Chuck, We asked Chicago climatologist Frank Wachowski to check it out and he found that it has happened in many years. Based on the city’s normal temperatures, highs on Thanksgiving range from the low to mid-40s but drop to 32 degrees by Christmas Day. Since 1990, five Christmases have been warmer than the preceding Thanksgiving: in 2014, 2009, 2007, 1994 and…
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