National Weather Service in Chicago got a bit creative today with a poem in their Forecast Discussion! Too Cool! forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=lot&product=AFD&issuedby=lot THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX IS AT 2044Z/344 PM CDT TODAY MARKING THE END TO ANOTHER CHICAGO SUMMER. DECIDED TO TAKE A LITTLE POETIC LICENSE TO LOOK BACK ON THE SUMMER THAT WAS... ODE TO SUMMER 2013 YOU CAME ROARING IN WITH BLOWIN STORMS CONTINUING SPRING RAINS WAY ABOVE NORMS A RECORD WET FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR DUE TO ACTIVE JET STREAM THAT SET UP QUITE NEAR WITH JULY THE SUNNY AND DRY DAYS STARTED SOON AFTER SPRING FLOOD WATERS DEPARTED LACK OF RAINS SOON LED TO TALK OF DROUGHT CAUSING MANY A FARMER TO BEGIN TO POUT SCORCHING MID JULY HEAT & HUMIDITY FINALLY ARRIVED BUT MANY WERE THANKFUL IT WAS NOT LONG LIVED FOLLOWING THE HEAT CAME TWO WEEKS OF RELIEF WITH A RECORD COLD WEEKEND LEAVING MANY IN DISBELIEF BEHIND A COLD FRONT, STRONG NORTHERLIES BEGAN TO ROAR RESULTING IN HUGE LAKE MICHIGAN WAVES CRASHING ASHORE THE LAKE`S FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS ABOUND KEPT MANY A BEACH GOER STUCK SAFELY AGROUND AS SCHOOL BELLS BEGAN TO CHIME THE MERCURY ONCE AGAIN BEGAN TO CLIMB A COUPLE OF BOUTS OF NEAR RECORD HEAT LEFT STUDENTS STICKING TO THEIR SEAT THE TIME HAS COME TO CLOSE THE BOOKS ON SUMMER 2013 BUT THIS WEEK`S FORECAST HAS MORE WARM WEATHER TO BE SEEN BUT FOR THE LOVERS OF SNOW AND COLD, DON`T DESPAIR ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE FLAKES FLUTTER THROUGH THE AIR
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 20:00:55 +0000