February and March still produce plenty of rough winter weather around Chicago, but there's some good news in store for residents.
We can still get pummeled by snow and sub-freezing temperatures as winter seems to stretch on. But brighter days are aheadWe can still get pummeled by snow and sub-freezing temperatures as winter seems to stretch on. But brighter days are ahead.The United States, particularly in the northern latitudes, gain a significant amount of daylight through the month of February, and even more in March.
Sunrise goes from 7:02 a.m. at the beginning of February to 6:26 a.m. at the end of the month, and sunset goes from 5:06 p.m. to 5:40 p.m. through the month. Believe it or not, there's only a little over four weeks away until the annual “spring forward” for daylight saving time, which will mark a sunset time of 6:50 p.m. on March 9March gains the most amount of daylight of any month in the year. Chicago stands to gain about 84 minutes of daylight through the month; gaining nearly three minutes every day. Places near Canada will gain more than 100 minutes of daylight, while south Texas and Florida gain more than 40 minutes.
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