The frost in September, 1995

Dear Tom, The weather has turned chilly and I'm hearing that there is a possibility of frost later this week in the outlying areas. I remember a se...

September 27, 2022
6:26 AM

Dear Tom, The weather has turned chilly and I'm hearing that there is a possibility of frost later this week in the outlying areas. I remember a severe September frost back in the 1990s. We came home from a vacation to find our garden decimated. What year was that? Thanks, Betsy V. Marengo Dear Betsy, The year was 1995. A strong cold front passed through the area September 20 and cold air plunged into the Midwest. On Sept. 22, the official thermometer at O'Hare International Airport plunged to a record low of 32 degrees — the city's earliest freeze on record.

Jennifer Kohnke