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From the assistant editor
Thank you for your Valentines cards
Amanda Stoll
a.stoll@22ndcenturymedia.com
As the Valentine’s
Coloring Contest
came to a close and
the editorial staff began
selecting the winners, it is
just a reminder of the power
Weathering the Storm
Extreme cold gives way to normal temperatures
Mark T. Carroll
Contributing Columnist
December-January
weather in review
The beginning of January
started the same
way December ended:
very cold. The Christmas
Day to New Year Day sevenday
period was the second
coldest Dec.25-Jan. 1 on
record for the area. The high
temperature Jan. 1 was 1 degree,
which was the coldest
maximum temperature for
that date. The temperature
remained below 20 degrees
from Dec. 26 through Jan. 6
a simple act can have on
another person’s life.
Yes, winners are selected
and not everyone can win.
The 623 entries we received
won’t be judged on their
creativity or neatness by
their recipients.
Some of those entries can
be seen in today’s paper, but
many of them will never
reach the pages of our paper
or the eyes of our readers.
Instead, they will be reaching
the hearts of our veterans.
This year, they will be
making their way to the men
and women at Hines VA
Hospital, who no doubt will
love them regardless of if
which tied the record of 12
consecutive days below 20
degrees.
High winds from Dec.
31 through Jan. 2 produced
wind chills of -25 to -40
degrees.
A brief warmup occurred
on Jan. 10 and 11, with the
high temperature of 59 degrees
on Jan. 11, which was
2 degrees below the record
of 61 for that date.
Below normal snowfall for
the winter season continued
through January.
A light freezing drizzle
and rain event began during
the afternoon of Jan. 7 and
continued until changing to
light snow with generally
less than a half-inch of snow
accumulation. Because of
the extreme cold in the two
weeks prior to Jan. 7, the
pavement was very cold,
causing the rain and drizzle
to freeze on contact, producing
slick roads.
A freezing drizzle event
Jan. 24 produced hazardous
driving conditions. During
they are colored in the lines.
They might be surprised,
as I was, by the obvious
amount of time put in by so
many of the youngsters who
sent in their coloring pages,
or by the talent and attention
to detail of others.
Valentine’s Day is such
a special time, but this
coloring contest is a great
example of how it doesn’t
have to be reserved for romantic
relationships. These
Valentines will be tacked up
on the walls or placed at the
bedsides of veterans who
have served our country
and, I hope, will put a smile
on their faces every time
the early morning hours, a
truck collided with a car near
175th Street and LaGrange
Road in Tinley Park, killing
the driver of the car.
The most significant
snowfall of January began
around 8 p.m. on Jan. 14 and
continued until the morning
of Jan. 16.
February and beyond
The forecast from the
National Centers for Environmental
Prediction called
for below-normal temps and
they look at it.
I think this is a great opportunity
to remember that
so often it is the little things
in life that have the biggest
impact.
So, why not do the same
for a friend, neighbor, coworker
or teacher?
Little things like taking
someone out for a coffee or
dropping off a kind note can
make all the difference in
someone’s day.
It might be a Hallmark
holiday, but I think Valentine’s
Day is a great
reminder for all of us to
spread some love in a world
that has far too much hate.
above-normal precipitation,
which suggests abovenormal
snowfall for February
(the normal snowfall
for the month of February
is 9 inches). NCEP also is
predicting continued below
normal temperatures and
above normal precipitation
through April.
Mark T. Carroll is the president
of CALM Weather LLC, a meteorological
consulting service
based in Oak Forest. For more
information, visit calmwx.com.
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