Juneau has seen 171" of snow this winter, compared to their long term mean of 94". Currently stands as #7 all time, behind 1964-65, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1975-76, 2006-07, and 2008-09.

I think Chicago sees 80+ on both Fri and Sat based on the trends I'm seeing with increasingly warmer thermals. Sunday could be very warm too depending on the timing of the front (GFS has been trending slower with it FWIW).

Only stratus clouds should be illegal.

Snow is normal for them. That's the equivalent of Phoenix stealing your 100-burgers in summer.

The models have really done just a piss-poor job at handling the pattern lately, even in the short range. I think the recent big storm kind of 33 with the data too as they were (and still are to an extent) underestimating the warmth that is on the way for the Midwest, especially in areas which were impacted by the snowstorm.