“Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it.” That familiar assertion, usually credited to Mark Twain, was most likely written by his brother-in-law, Charles Warner, in an editorial in the Hartford Courant.
“But,” as former Chicagoan, Dr. Keith (“The Weather Doctor”) Heidorn has said, “it’s moot, because someone actually did something about the weather back in 1902. His name is Willis H. Carrier and he invented air conditioning.”
Air conditioners, humming in the warmth and humidity of recent days, will soon be humming more vigorously. It’s a testament to the warmth of air now in residence that afternoon temperatures are having no trouble climbing well into the 80s even under the clouds and showers associated with the remains of Hurricane Dennis.
The return of sunny days later this week spells more 90° weather for the city.
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
