Got behind on the Cooler on the Lake Shore Chicago vs D.C. Weather Smackdown. So I’ll use it as an excuse to post these photos of yet another beautiful Chicago sunset. (For those of you who are kind enough to read this blog regularly, these were taken from the living room. From my old perch at the kitchen window, the sunset has already gone north behind our building.)
The weather spiel will follow the pix.
In the Smackdown… according to Weather Underground…
On Tuesday, Chicago O’Hare reported a high of 41, a low of 33 and .07 of an inch of precipitation. Washington Reagan National reported a high of 50, a low of 32 and no precipitation. Point for D.C.
On Wednesday, Chicago O’Hare reported a high of 42, a low of 32 and a trace of precipitation. Washington Reagan National reported a high of 63, a low of 43 and no precipitation. Point for D.C. [I have to remark here that while Chicago had incredible fall-like weather last August, D.C. has had crazy spring-like weather this February. Just have to tip my hat to that.]
On Thursday, Chicago O’Hare reported a high of 39, a low of 28 and .11 of an inch of precipitation. Washington Reagan National reported a high of 67, a low of 47 and a trace of precipitation. Point for D.C. Fore!
On Friday, Chicago O’Hare reported a high of 35, a low of 25 and .24 of an inch of precipitation. [This is a bit deceptive, because this was the day when the suburbs got a bunch of snow and we got a dusting by the Lake Shore. But it is what it is.] Washington Reagan National reported a high of 57, a low of 46 and .32 of an inch of precipitation. Pretty crummy, too, but way warmer. Point D.C.
On Saturday, Chicago O’Hare reported a high of 29, a low of 19 and no precipitation. Washington Reagan National reported a high of 47, a low of 35 and a trace of precipitation. Point D.C.
On Sunday, Chicago O’Hare reported a high of 52, a low of 22 and no precipitation. Washington Reagan National reported a high of 49, a low of 34 and no precipitation.Finally, a point for Chicago, prevented a sweep. That brings D.C.’s overall lead to 114-93. Well, we knew the winter — even though it’s been unusually mild by Chicago standards — would be rough in this contest.
Yeah, and our lead would be even greater if Homer wasn’t doing the reffing! But you’re forgiven because you post those great sunrise/sunset photographs. Oh, and the Diva with Whiskers photos help, too. Still, I’m going to be keeping a closer eye on things and I think there should be some sort of handicapping since O’Hare is in the middle of nowhere whilst DC National is right on the water!!
Frank – I live a few yards from a Great Lake and you’re citing the weather effects of the Potomac? Give me a holler when the Weather Service predicts a river-effect snowstorm.
Dude, you’re reporting the weather from O’Hare not from your window box! O’Hare has its own climate thanks to all those jumbo jets milling around waiting to land.
However, it is a Great lake, indeed, especially around the Indiana Dunes.
F.