IF YOU’RE DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS…YOU MAY BE OUT OF LUCK THIS YEAR.
THE ODDS FOR A WHITE CHRISTMAS LOOK A LITTLE SLIM THIS YEAR SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST JIM ANGEL.
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ANGEL SAYS THE WEATHER IN ILLINOIS IS BEING INFLUENCED BY A STRONG EL NINO…WHICH TYPICALLY MEANS WARMER TEMPS AND LESS PRECIPITATION.
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IN A TYPICAL, NON-EL NINO YEAR…THE CHANCES FOR A WHITE CHRISTMAS ARE 40 TO 60 PERCENT IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS…20 TO 40 PERCENT IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND ZERO TO 20 PERCENT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
