Frigid Airmass to Bring Significantly Colder Temperatures; Snow Continues Downwind of the Great Lakes

A frigid cold airmass will bring significantly colder weather across the eastern two thirds of the country early this week. Record low temperatures are expected in the Southeast by Tuesday morning. Moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue downwind of the Great Lakes through Monday. Several inches of snow accumulation is expected, including in portions of the Chicago Metro 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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