Episode 819 - Frozen in Time: Chicago's Ten Coldest Days

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This episode discusses ten of the coldest days recorded in Chicago's history.

Send us Fan Mail Chicago’s cold weather can be brutal, and it has been for more than 150 years since it started being tracked. Here are ten of Chicago's coldest days. Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Need music for YOUR projects? Audiio has got you covered. Try a free trial here: https://audiio.com/pricing?oid=1&affid=481 Items related to this episode (purchasing anything through these links helps support our efforts at ...

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Host: Chicago History Podcast

Topics covered

• cold weather
• Chicago history
• extreme temperatures
• climate
• weather records

Keywords

• coldest days
• Chicago
• weather
• history
• temperature

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