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Winter in Chicago can be a challenge, and many people feel the "winter blahs. ... ) during the cold, dark winter months. ...
People often spend more time indoors and eat more during the winter. ... Exercise is a great antidote to the lethargy and lack of enthusiasm for life that can come with winter. ... You can get dehydrated in the winter, indoors and out, without realizing it. ... Some people naturally need more sleep in the winter, probably related to the greater amount of darkness. ...
The mid-western winter often makes people want to "hibernate," with a withdrawal from activities and socializing with other people. ... Chicago has a wealth of cultural opportunities year-round. ... You might also find a new appreciation for winter with quiet activities like sketching or photographing the winter landscape-or just gazing at Lake Michigan. ... Winter clothing doesnt make
heat, it just stops you from losing body heat that is already being made. ...
If you remember some of these rules about dressing your winter fun in the
snow will be more comfortable and safer.
WAYS TO STAY WARM IN WINTER
The most important thing that anyone brings with them on a winter camp out, or any camp out, cant be bought in any store or made at home. ... Army surplus stores have good wool clothing for winter camping. ... Many synthetics are also good in winter for use as windbreakers and insulation.
Footwear is important in winter camping. ... Suspenders are better than a belt in the winter. ... You can bet that winter in New England will bring some bright, brittle mornings with temperatures well below the zero mark and glowing sunsets with a bitter wind snapping at the frozen branches of the spruce trees. ...
If you want to enjoy the winter in New England, youd better know something about coping with the cold. ... I live only three miles in a straight line from the mountain where I do most of my winter recreating, yet no matter what the temperature is at home, I always expect it to be colder there than here. ... If you spend any time at all among newcomers to the winter outdoors, youll inevitably run into people who have left their hat, gloves, and boots in the car overnight. ...
My boots for alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and general winter walking spend the night before an expedition, and the night they come home from one, on an electric dryer, so they start each day warm and dry. ... I wont wear any cotton next to my skin while outdoors in the winter. ... " Every winter you can hear the weather wonks on radio and TV warning you to "beware of the dangerous Wind-Chill Factor as soon as the temperature drops below 50 degrees and the wind begins to move the flag outside the window of their hermetically sealed offices. ... Wouldnt you rather be out enjoying the winter than be held prisoner by the cold?
Chicago Weather Files
The Information Center maintains files of daily Chicago weather conditions from 1978 to present, clipped from the daily newspaper. ...
Why is Chicago called the Windy City?
Chicago is nicknamed the "Windy City" but not because of its wind speeds. ... The nickname originated in an editorial of the now defunct New York Sun when Chicago and New York City were competing to host the 1893 Worlds Columbian Exposition. ... "
Source: Chicago Tribune, 8 June 1970, sA p1. ... When the wind is calm in summer, downtown Chicago is as much as 5 degrees hotter than in rural areas because factories, air-conditioner exhausts and the like produce heat. In winter in Chicago, the lake creates a slight warming effect because the water is warmer than the air. ... Metro Chicago Almanac. Chicago Sun-Times, 1993. ...
Lake effect snow in Chicago is more myth than reality. Because the winter wind usually blows from the northwest, it picks up moisture as it crosses the lake and dumps snow on the eastern shore--Michigan and Indiana. In a typical winter, the eastern shore gets 60 to 100 percent more snow than the western shore. ... Metro Chicago Almanac. Chicago Sun-Times, 1993. ... A deadly seiche occurred June 26, 1954 that killed 8 people along the Chicago beaches.
Approximate Word count = 4434
Approximate Pages = 17.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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