Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

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Observed Low Temperatures on Saturday May 9th

A Listing of Cooperative Observer Record Lows*

Location	May 9th Observed Low	Previous (Year)
Rensselaer, IN	24	26 (1947)
Marseilles Lock, IL	31	32 (2010)
De Kalb, IL	27	27 (1966)
Paxton, IL	26	32 (2010)
Elgin, IL	28	30 (1983)
Barrington, IL	27	27 (1966)
Park Forest, IL	27	29 (1966)
Dwight, IL	27	34 (2010)

*Note that these are unofficial observing locations, some of which with limited periods of record.

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Aurora	Chicago Downtown	Chicago Midway Airport	Chicago O'Hare Airport	Dixon	Gibson City
Joliet	Kankakee	Pontiac	Rensselaer	Rockford	Valparaiso
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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

Low Temperatures on Saturday May 9th: Widespread Freeze Observed