2012 Chicago Winter Weather Report

The year of 2012 has been warm winter and no snow.  Until December 20, the day-time temperature was around 50 degree.  The weatherman reported there will be no hope for white Christmas in 2012.  Last time snow falling at Chicago was on March 15, so the record was broken for no snow fall for 290 days.  The last record was 287 days in 1994. 

It would be changed on December 20^th  to 21^st .  There would be 1” to 3” snow in the downtown Chicago area with strong wind, said by the weatherman.  So, many happy children, expecting snow remover business companies, cancelling lots of flights, closing many schools, checking the city’s snow removers and salt, and busily occupied people. 

However, …?!

 

  

The left-side photos were taken on December 20, and right-side one is December 21 morning.

Can you see the little sprinkle of snow?

The official snow falling in Chicago the night was 0.4 inches.  Many people had no word to speak.

On 21^st  it was fine day with the sun shining, but the temperature had dropped to 30 degree with strong wind.  It was a regular average temperature at Chicago in December.

This photo was taken on the 21^st morning.

No snow, even though strong wind and freezing temperature, Dan-san and Hiroko went for walk for their daily exercise twice, morning and afternoon.

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By the way, Jesus scolds the wind and calms the storm is mentioned in Matthew 8:23-27.

Jesus Calms the Storm

²³ Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. ²⁴ Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. ²⁵ The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”

²⁶ He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.

²⁷ The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”

Reading this story in the Bible, don’t you have question why the powerful Lord God didn’t control the big hurricanes, earthquake and tsunami, etc.?

Many Bible scholars and ministers tried to answer the question.  It is not easy to accept any answers and explanations, thinking about those who are suffering. 

Hiroko wants to believe that it is the one of the signs of the end-time of the world from Jesus words mentioned in Matthew chapter 24 and 25, Mark 13, and Luke 21.