My friend in mt. Shasta said it was about 15 there last night even here on the northern California coast it was 35 last night and at 11 pm last night it was already 36. The water in the ocean 1 mile away is 54.7 degrees now as well.
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Chicago
just missed breaking a record Monday morning, but it was still cold
enough to close nearly 300 schools in the area, cancel dozens of flights
and slow trains. A low of minus 13 was recorded at O'Hare International
Airport …
Chicago just misses breaking record for cold, but wind chills still 30 below
Katherine Rosenberg-DouglasContact ReporterChicago Tribune
Chicago just missed breaking a record Monday morning,
but it was still cold enough to close nearly 300 schools in the area,
cancel dozens of flights and slow trains.
A low of minus 13 was recorded at O'Hare International Airport between 4 and 5 a.m., one degree shy of the record of minus 14 set Dec. 19, 1983. By 7 a.m., the temperature had climbed to minus 7 and was expected to top off near 18 during the day, according to the National Weather Service.
A wind chill advisory remained in effect until 10 a.m.
Wind chills dipped to minus 30 in Waukegan and West Chicago overnight,
minus 25 in Aurora and minus 19 in Gary.
A low of minus 13 was recorded at O'Hare International Airport between 4 and 5 a.m., one degree shy of the record of minus 14 set Dec. 19, 1983. By 7 a.m., the temperature had climbed to minus 7 and was expected to top off near 18 during the day, according to the National Weather Service.
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About 270 schools across the Chicago area were closed Monday because of the weather, from Wauconda and Lake in the Hills to Naperville and Schaumburg to Tinley Park and Palos Heights. Chicago public schools were not closed. You can see the entire list here.
Delays were reported on nearly every Metra line Monday morning, some as long as 30 minutes. The CTA was reporting delays on the Red and Blue lines at 7:30 a.m. because of mechanical problems.
Flight delays and cancellations were still affecting travel at O'Hare from the weekend snow and the cold. As of 7:30 a.m., more than 40 flights had been canceled and more than 155 were delayed, according to FlightStats, which gathers data from the airlines and airports.
About 8 a.m. a crash at 75th and Kedzie caused a small traffic snarl after an 8-vehicle crash, according to Chicago Fire Department officials. No one was seriously injured and no one was taken to a hospital.
The Chicago area should be back to normal by the middle of the week. Wednesday is expected to be near 34 with a chance of snow. On Christmas, the forecast is for a high near 35 with rain and snow.
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