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falcons fans are horrible at attending games, no matter if the team is good or bad.

Halfway through October 2026 vs all strong/super El Nino winter Octobers.

we're in unprecedented territory, so it's always possible.

based on the stats i had posted in the fall thread, above average temps and below average snow should be the way. the only way that doesn't happen is if teleconnections/blocking does something interesting at some point, or if there is random luck.

useless outlook, as all winter outlooks are.

ORD had a high temp of 88° yesterday, which broke the record high max temp for the date of 84° (2008/1960/1956).

Chicago/O'Hare had a high temperature of 88° on October 12th, which broke the record high maximum temperature for the date of 84° (2008/1960/1956).

September 2026 finished tied as the 10th warmest September on record in Chicago. Warmest September 1. 71.2° - 1931 2. 70.6° - 2024 2. 70.6° - 1908 4. 70.5° - 1960 5. 70.4° - 1971 6. 70.3° - 2021 6. 70.3° - 1925 8. 70.2° - 1978 8. 70.2° - 1881 10. 70.1° - 2026 10. 70.1° - 1906

September 2026 finished tied as the 10th warmest September on record in Chicago. Warmest September 1. 71.2° - 1931 2. 70.6° - 2024 2. 70.6° - 1908 4. 70.5° - 1960 5. 70.4° - 1971 6. 70.3° - 2021 6. 70.3° - 1925 8. 70.2° - 1978 8. 70.2° - 1881 10. 70.1° - 2026 10. 70.1° - 1906

First 80°+ day at ORD since mid-September.

212 in IL.

they did good for ya'll now, but that'll change in a few weeks.

poor take.

based purely historical stats, nov 5th.

Taking a look at fall during higher-amplitude El Niño episodes... October temps have generally finished near to slightly below average, although there have been a few instances of well below average temperatures. Precip tends to finish near to below average, with one notably wet outlier. Snowfall also generally ends up near average, although average October snowfall is minimal to begin with. November has shown a stronger tendency toward cool conditions, with temps generally finishing a bit below to well below average. There is, however, one notable well above average outlier. Precip becomes much more variable in November, with outcomes ranging from below normal to well above normal precipitation. Snowfall follows a similarly mixed pattern, with a fairly wide range of outcomes, from below average to well above average. ...Normal/Average... Oct Temp: 54.0° Oct Precip: 3.43" Oct Snow: 0.2" Nov Temp: 41.3° Nov Precip: 2.42" Nov Snow: 1.8" ...2015... (Fall - Strong/Super El Nino) Oct Temp: 54.7° (+0.7°) Oct Precip: 2.23" (-1.02") Oct Snow: 0.0" (-0.2") Nov Temp: 44.6° (+3.3°) Nov Precip: 4.49" (+2.07") Nov Snow: 11.2" (+9.4") ...1997... (Fall - Super El Nino) Oct Temp: 53.1° (-0.9°) Oct Precip: 2.75" (-0.68") Oct Snow: 0.0" (-0.2") Nov Temp: 36.4° (-4.9°) Nov Precip: 1.46" (-0.96") Nov Snow: 3.3" (Missing Data) (+1.5") ...1991... (Fall - Moderate/Strong El Nino) Oct Temp: 53.2° (-0.8°) Oct Precip: 7.36" (+3.93") Oct Snow: 0.0" (-0.2") Nov Temp: 35.1° (-6.2°) Nov Precip: 3.59" (+1.17") Nov Snow: 1.2" (-0.6") ...1982... (Fall - Strong/Super El Nino) Oct Temp: 53.2° (-0.8°) Oct Precip: 1.88" (-1.55") Oct Snow: 0.0" (-0.2") Nov Temp: 39.1° (-2.2°) Nov Precip: 6.95" (+4.53") Nov Snow: 0.4" (-1.4") ...1972... (Fall - Strong El Nino) Oct Temp: 50.2° (-3.8°) Oct Precip: 3.62" (+0.19") Oct Snow: 0.8" (+0.6") Nov Temp: 37.5° (-3.8°) Nov Precip: 3.18" (+0.76") Nov Snow: 5.5" (+3.7") ...1965... (Fall -Strong El Nino) Oct Temp: 54.0° (0.0) Oct Precip: 1.06" (-2.37") Oct Snow: 0.0" (-0.2") Nov Temp: 42.0° (+0.7°) Nov Precip: 1.10" (-1.32") Nov Snow: 0.0" (-1.8") ...1957... (Fall - Moderate/Strong El Nino) Oct Temp: 52.0° (-2.0°) Oct Precip: 3.15" (-0.28") Oct Snow: 1.9" (+1.7") Nov Temp: 40.2° (-1.1°) Nov Precip: 2.72" (+0.30") Nov Snow: 0.5" (-1.3")