Temp changes

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scott_b

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John,

Yesterday in the northern burbs of Chicago we had a huge swing in temps. According to our weather station at 4:00pm it was 48.5 deg at 4:30am -4.5deg and 30+ mph winds (-47.5 wind chill). Question is in the grand scheme of things is a 50+ deg temp change in 12 hours a big deal, possibly record breaking or not such a major event?
 
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1000

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I am not answering for John, but I think I remember that the largest swing in a 24 hour period is 100 degrees somewhere in Montana. I think it was 60 to -40. But again that is in 24 hours, not 12. I am sure John will chime in with further iofo.
 
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gobuckeyes

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John,
along the same line of Scot b's question, do wild temp swings always result in the high winds we experienced last evening?
-Scott
 
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admin

Guest
Thanks for the help everyone. Things are busy and I am a bit slow on the draw to respond right now.

-John
 
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scott_b

Guest
Average Joe,

Thanks for the info. What key word did you use to find the NWS sites? I had done a few searches prior to posting this.
 
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average_joe

New member
Scott,
I use the search box provided on the NWS, NOAA, or NCDC websites. For something like this I would put in <font color="0000ff">greatest temperature change</font> or <font color="0000ff">extreme weather</font>. They are great places to start surfing. Learn to read the URL's that are provided in the results.

I also like to use domain-specific and U.S. Government searches through Google&#153;'s advanced searches. I avoid using the regular Google&#153; search engine since it usually has too much commercial site results. I want reliable sources.

I've just started using USASearch.gov. It seems to give some interesting results. I like it better than Google&#153;.

I usually read T.S.'s weather blog daily. Tom and Frank usually come up with some interesting facts.

Happy surfing.
Joe
 
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