HIGH: 56
LOW: 34
* Gusty 12-22 m.p.h. west winds eliminate lake cooling and boost temperatures to the highest levels in 12 days!
* Generous sunshine filtered at times by high clouds–especially this afternoon.
* Highs surge 12 degrees above Wednesday’s peak readings, reaching 53 degrees far north to 61 degrees south suburbs.
* Cloudy periods at night with above-normal lows.
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MARCH 13 TEMPS
FORECAST
HIGH: 56
LOW: 34
RECORD
HIGH: 73 (2007)
LOW: 6 (1896)
NORMAL
HIGH: 45
LOW: 28
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