Dear Tom,
I graduated high school in Chicago on June 21, 1950, in an outdoor ceremony
held on the school steps. I remember that it was so hot that some of the
girls didn't wear dresses under their robes. How hot did it get that day?
Ann Lee, Chicago
Dear Ann,
Your graduation day was probably not as hot as you remember, but it was warm
and rather humid with partly sunny skies. There were some showers, but
rainfall was light with most areas receiving nothing more than sprinkles.
Climatologist Frank Wachowski informed us that high temperatures across the
area that day were in the lower and middle 80s with dew points hovering in
the lower 60s. The city's official high observed at Midway Airport was
85 degrees. The next few days were even warmer, reaching 88 and 90. It
probably felt hotter than it actually was because of the heat absorbed by
the school building.
I graduated high school in Chicago on June 21, 1950, in an outdoor ceremony
held on the school steps. I remember that it was so hot that some of the
girls didn't wear dresses under their robes. How hot did it get that day?
Ann Lee, Chicago
Dear Ann,
Your graduation day was probably not as hot as you remember, but it was warm
and rather humid with partly sunny skies. There were some showers, but
rainfall was light with most areas receiving nothing more than sprinkles.
Climatologist Frank Wachowski informed us that high temperatures across the
area that day were in the lower and middle 80s with dew points hovering in
the lower 60s. The city's official high observed at Midway Airport was
85 degrees. The next few days were even warmer, reaching 88 and 90. It
probably felt hotter than it actually was because of the heat absorbed by
the school building.
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