Chicago Storm

it didn't.

you had said if it were to hit 100° today it would be historical, which other than breaking a daily record, it would not be. as you have said, it has it 100°+ in sept before, and on multiple occasions. take your nonsense elsewhere.

Catching up on what's ongoing... Topped out at 91° at ORD and at MDW on Saturday. Peaked at 93° at ORD and 92° at MDW on Sunday. Reached 96° at ORD and 95° at MDW today. ...2024 90°+ Day Tally... 20 - MDW 18 - ORD 16 - PWK 15 - RFD 15 - LOT 14 - DPA 14 - ARR 9 - UGN

tth. It hit 100° last year on 8/24. (Not that I think it will hit 100°+, because I don’t.)

what's coming up for next weekend-ish is going to be limited to a few days. so, there's still nothing consistent or long lasting upcoming. nonetheless, it's good to see another good push of summer conditions on tap. at this time of year, you never know when your last may be.

Northern lights/aurora displays were camera and eye visible in the metro area on Sunday night. Took this iPhone shot off of our balcony.

NWS offices have been putting the final touches on info regarding the July 15th derecho severe t'storm event in the area. In total, 48 tornadoes occurred with the July 15th derecho across N and C Illinois. This total sets a new state record for most tornadoes in a 24 hour period, in a single day, and for an event. In addition to the state records set, 32 tornadoes occurred across the LOT CWA in IL and IN. This total blew out the previous record of 22 tornadoes, set on June 30th, 2014, during a double derecho event. ...IL CWA Totals... DVN: 9 LOT: 30 ILX: 10 ................... Total: 48 (Note: One tor crossed from ILX to LOT, so the overall tor count is one less.)

NWS offices have been putting the final touches on info regarding the July 14th and July 15th (Derecho) severe t'storm events in the area. For the severe t'storm event on July 14th, LOT and ILX have confirmed that 14 tornadoes occurred across their CWA's. (9 LOT & 5 ILX).

Topped out at 91° at ORD and 92° at MDW on Monday. ...2024 90°+ Day Tally... 17 - MDW 15 - ORD 14 - PWK 13 - RFD 12 - DPA 12 - ARR 12 - LOT 7 - UGN

Catching up... Topped out at 91° at ORD and MDW on Saturday. Peaked at 91° at ORD and 90° MDW on Sunday. ...2024 90°+ Day Tally... 16 - MDW 14 - ORD 14 - PWK 12 - RFD 11 - DPA 11 - ARR 11 - LOT 7 - UGN

Topped out at 92° at ORD and MDW yesterday. ...2024 90°+ Day Tally... 14 - MDW 12 - ORD 12 - PWK 11 - RFD 10 - DPA 10 - ARR 10 - LOT 7 - UGN

que up a death ridge at some point, given numb-nuts put the hash tags in the thread title.

Topped out at 90° at ORD and 92° at MDW yesterday. ...2024 90°+ Day Tally... 13 - MDW 11 - ORD 11 - PWK 10 - RFD 10 - ARR 10 - LOT 9 - DPA 6 - UGN

the dog days of summer are definitely not until august, as any normal person knows it.

The last part is really grasping, that typhoon is recent and had no effect on June or the first half of July. The first part goes to show an evolution from Nino-Nina during summer versus heading into summer can have different outcomes. Also, add in that SST's are running warmer than long range guidance has showed by this point. The last part should be kept in mind heading into Winter, as a significant La Nina no longer is in the cards at this point.

terrible, isn't it.

post big event is always the worst.

no.

The EF-1 tornado from Monday evening that extended from the near West Side to downtown Chicago is the first tornado inside of downtown Chicago since 1876. An F3 tornado occurred on May 6th, 1876.

i also drove her into the naperville/woodridge EF-3 tornado back on June 20th, 2021, and distracted her while doing so by telling her to look for power flashes. that was before we were married though. so, she knows what she's in for with me.

So, now that I have some time... Monday night's shift at ORD was top tier, right alongside 7/12/2023. There were numerous power flashes to the W-WNW, as the activity approached and then hit. The peak wind gust at ORD was 75MPH. However, there was not much in the way of damage, due to the lack of trees here at the OBS site. I know there were reports of a tornado over the airport field, but there was nothing that was visible nor any other concrete evidence that one was occurring/occurred. There was a brief moment of erratic winds, but that doesn't' necessarily mean a tornado. Back home in North Naperville, destructive level damaging winds impacted the area. The preserve across from our apartment was hit hard, as well as down into North Naperville. Across this area, uprooted and snapped trees are widespread, in addition to widespread tree limbs downed. Straight-line wind damage in this area is likely in the 70-90MPH range. I made sure my wife was out on the balcony when the action hit, and she said "It was windy". Yea...a bit. I then spent all of Tuesday and part of Wednesday with @RCNYILWX surveying out in the West/Southwest Metro, where we confirmed three tornadoes.

That is indeed the case. Some years the gap is closer than others.

Catching up... ORD received 1.60" of rain on Saturday, which broke the record precip total for the date of 1.49" (1963). On Saturday, ORD topped out at 91° and MDW 92°. On Monday, ORD topped out at 90° and MDW 91°. ...2024 90°+ Day Tally... 12 - MDW 10 - ORD 10 - RFD 10 - PWK 10 - ARR 10 - LOT 9 - DPA 6 - UGN

Chicago/O'Hare received 1.60" of precipitation on July 13th, which broke the record precipitation total for the date of 1.49" (1963).

what a fucking night, eh.