Hot weather continues Tuesday. A 25th day of 90° temperatures is predicted at Midway Airport. That’s more than six times all of last year’s 90s at the site (there were only four of them). It’s also the most 90s to occur in Chicago by August 2 since the 31 at this point in the infamous Summer of 1988—a year which included a drought responsible for devastating crops across the nation’s heartland.
Hot as this August’s opening days are, the readings pale in comparison to the highs and lows recorded during the month’s opening four days in 1988—100°/78°, 100°/79°, 95°/79° and 97°/78° respectively.
Tucson, Arizona just finished its hottest July ever—and the city’s hottest single month on the books since 1895. Not only did the city endure 39 consecutive 100°+ days—a string of hot days which began in June—but July closed with an average temperature of 90.6°
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
