Generous sunshine and October warmth

Sunniest Oct. 1-18 period in 104 years!!

Percent of possible sunshine each day so far this month.

Another day with uninterrupted sunshine is forecasted on Saturday

Warm-up continues as we move through the weekend—highs surging nearly 20-degrees above normal.

Despite a modest cool-down the middle of next week, the overall temperature trend is for warmer than normal temperatures to continue by and large the rest of the month.

It's been an exceptionally warm 2024

To date since January 1, this has been the warmest year on record since observations began at Midway in 1928

An interesting analysis by NWS Chicago folks.....through October 17, Chicago has seen 128 days this year that temperatures have averaged 6-degrees above normal compared to only 37 days with temperatures 6-degrees or more below normal. The number of above average days even outnumbered the number of near average days 2/3!!

Warmth builds across the U.S this weekend

Saturday's forecast highs: 234 million residents at or above 70° on Saturday

Sunday forecast highs:

Nearly 300 million residents at or above 70° on Sunday

Forecast temperature anomaly Oct. 18-Oct. 22

Above normal temperatures in firm control by and large through the end of October

Forecast temperature anomaly Oct. 23 through Oct. 27

Forecast temperature anomaly Oct. 28 through Nov. 1

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