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June 20, 1988: “On the first day of summer Monday, Chicago-area residents experienced two weather milestones. The thermometer at O’Hare International Airport read 104 degrees at 4:26 p.m., the ...
Below are our live updates as the life-threatening weather unfolded Saturday: ... More than 630 flights impacted at Chicago O'Hare. ... Devastating floods hit parts of Kentucky in the summer of ...
The temperature topped out at 91 degrees Tuesday, May 30, the first time this year that the mercury reached the 90-degree mark at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
The National Weather Service office of Chicago has one of the longest periods of official weather records, dating back to 1870, though all the 1870 and 1871 weather records taken at 181 West Washington Street were lost in the Great Chicago Fire. Of the two major airports located in Chicago, Midway Airport began observations in 1928, and O'Hare ...
Climate data for Chicago (O'Hare Int'l Airport), 1991–2020 normals, [a] extremes 1871–present [b]Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °F (°C)
O'Hare International Airport recorded a wind gust of 84 mph (135 km/h), the joint strongest gust recorded at the airport. [1] Travellers at the airport were instructed to shelter in place until an all-clear notice was issued at 7:02 p.m. CDT, and a total of 584 flights were delayed, with 96 more being cancelled, many due to the severe conditions. [2]
In Chicago, snow seasons are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Chicago was warmer than average ...
The July 1995 Chicago heat wave led to 739 heat-related deaths in Chicago over a period of five days. [1] Most of the victims of the heat wave were elderly poor residents of the city, who did not have air conditioning , or had air conditioning but could not afford to turn it on, and did not open windows or sleep outside for fear of crime. [ 2 ]