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Bucket thermometer: A thermometer used to measure sea temperatures. It is lowered into the sea on a line and remains in the water until it has had time to reach the temperature of the water, then it is withdrawn and read.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
