The first half of April marks the second-coldest start of the month since 1881, said meteorologist Charles Mott of the National Weather Service.
On top of the cold, Chicago area residents were warned that they might wake up to snow on the ground on Thursday.
Some 1-2 inches of snow were expected to fall by early Thursday, adding to the 2.7 inches already recorded at O’Hare International Airport in April, said Mott. That would mark the fifth time this month we’ve seen snowfall, according to forecasters.
“It is rare. … Getting anything an inch-plus is definitely rare this time of year,” Mott said.
The average temperature for April is 46.6 F, but this month is registering more than 10 degrees lower — only 36.2 F, the weather service said.
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