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Annual precipitation in Chicago is moderate and relatively evenly distributed, the driest months being January [1] and February [2] and the wettest July [3] and August. [4] Chicago's weather is influenced during all four seasons by the nearby presence of Lake Michigan. [5] [6]
Climate data for Chicago (O'Hare Int'l Airport), 1991–2020 normals, [a] extremes 1871–present [b]Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °F (°C)
Summer (June–August) 1936 average temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit. Record warmest and coldest is based on a 112-year period of records (1895–2006). [1] The 1936 North American heat wave was one of the most severe heat waves in the modern history of North America.
Chicago could also count more occurrences of 90-degree weather than New York City, Boston and Detroit. The anticipated heat will result in a cooling demand above the 30-year average, translating ...
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One thing about the cold weather and Chicago — it’s not new. While the record took place Jan. 20, 1985, many of the city’s lowest recorded temperatures came from arctic snaps in 1872 and 1899.
The July 1995 Chicago heat wave led to 739 heat-related deaths in Chicago over a period of five days. [1] Most of the victims of the heat wave were elderly poor residents of the city, who did not have air conditioning , or had air conditioning but could not afford to turn it on, and did not open windows or sleep outside for fear of crime. [ 2 ]
In the early August heat, Chicago saw at least 23 deaths, [19] [20] but the City was widely praised [21] for avoiding the disaster that occurred in the 1995 Chicago heat wave which saw over 700 deaths. The City took steps to ensure vulnerable residents were protected, and individuals took responsibility for their neighbors.