HIGH: 31
LOW: 19
* A dry day with seasonably cold early January temperatures.
* Partly sunny at the start, but increasing high- and midlevel cloudiness arrives in the afternoon. A few snow flurries are possible north of the Illinois-Wisconsin line.
* Steady west and then northwest winds deliver colder air; afternoon temperatures slowly fall through the 20s.
* Partly cloudy and cold at night. Coldest inland lows: 10-15 degrees.
JAN. 2 TEMPERATURES
Normal high/low: 30(degrees)/15(degrees)
Record high: 61(degrees) (2004)
Record low: -16(degrees) (1879)
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