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Peaked at 93° at ORD and 92° at MDW yesterday. Both ORD and MDW topped out at 96° today. ...2026 90°+ Day Tally... 8 - MDW 8 - ARR 7 - ORD 7 - RFD 7 - PWK 7 - UGN 7 - LOT 5 - DPA
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headlines aren’t for temperatures.
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100 isn’t happening today. Many models are over-mixing once again, just as they did with the last heat wave prior to the 4th. However, this time it’s worse.
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6010DM 500MB height on the 0z MSP sounding, which sets a new all-time record.
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i wouldn't consider it a miss north with 90°+ expected every day this week.
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A 2.9M earthquake was measured/reported in Lake Michigan, just offshore from Chicago, just after 2:30PM.
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ORD received 1.71" of precip on July 3rd, which broke the record precip total for the date of 1.57" (1871).
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Chicago Storm replied to Chicago Storm's topic in Lakes/Ohio Valley
Chicago/O'Hare received 1.71" of precipitation on July 3rd, which broke the record precipitation total for the date of 1.57" (1871). -
Ended up with a 3-day rainfall total around 7" at home, with flooding around town. Family party on the 4th at my dads was fun, with the yard partially underwater, due to the nearly stationary t'storms during the afternoon.
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ORD ended up with 4 90°+ days during this heat wave, while MDW ended up with 5. ORD was able to snag the record high min on July 1st with the low of 80°. ...ORD... June 29th: 92°/76° June 30th: 94°/79° July 1st: 95°/80° July 2nd: 95°/71° ...MDW... June 29th: 93°/77° June 30th: 94°/78° July 1st: 94°/78° July 2nd: 95°/72° July 3rd: 91°/70°
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A second line hit early Friday night, with peak wind gusts of 50-60MPH.
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where's @MidwestChaser? two metro watches today.
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Lake Geneva, WI was hit hard. Widespread and significant damage across that area, including several boats that were capsized on the lake. Seven people were rescued from the lake and three children lost their lives.
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Got rolled at home before heading off to work. Peak wind gusts ~60MPH with scattered branches down around town. As for ORD, one of the runway sensors gusted to 63MPH, but ASOS had a peak wind gust of 54MPH.
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the extreme heat warning was borderline as it was. personally i was fine with the issuance (and wanted it), but it was borderline in general.
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ORD and MDW both topped out at 95° yesterday.
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Trained last evening/night at home. Ended up with over 3" of rainfall.
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ORD and MDW both topped out at 95° yesterday. ...2026 90°+ Day Tally... 7 - ARR 5 - ORD 5 - MDW 5 - RFD 5 - PWK 5 - UGN 5 - LOT 4 - DPA
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strobe-lightning fest this evening.
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ORD had a low temp of 80° yesterday, which broke the record high min temp for the date of 78° (1931).
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ORD had a low temp of 80° yesterday, which broke the record high min temp for the date of 78° (1931).
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Chicago Storm replied to Chicago Storm's topic in Lakes/Ohio Valley
Chicago/O'Hare had a low temperature of 80° on July 1st, which broke the record high minimum temperature for the date of 78° (1931). -
Made it up to 95° at ORD and 94° at MDW yesterday.
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Made it up to 95° at ORD and 94° at MDW yesterday. ...2026 90°+ Day Tally... 6 - ARR 4 - ORD 4 - MDW 4 - RFD 4 - PWK 4 - UGN 4 - LOT 3 - DPA
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na, it was just a horrible md and outlook adjustment. nothing supported it, not even the wofs that they specifically referenced. the area was capped, there was no boundary nor anything to force development across eastern iowa or northern illinois.
