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Continental climate: The climate that is characteristic of the interior of a land mass of continental size. It is marked by large annual, day-today and daily ranges of temperature. Chicago’s climate is continental, slightly modified by its proximity to Lake Michigan.
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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.
