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September 17, 2024 at 8:04 PM. CHICAGO - In the blockbuster film "The Perfect Storm," we see just how destructive Mother Nature can be when the right elements come together. On July 15, the ...
Fox local. Mike Caplan. September 19, 2024 at 3:22 AM. CHICAGO - Unseasonable warmth continues in Chicago today under mostly sunny skies. Highs won’t be far from 90 degrees. Tonight starts dry ...
There will be exactly zero rainfall anywhere in Chicagoland through the weekend. Highs today won’t be far from the record of 92 degrees set most recently in 1955. Every day this week will have ...
September 17, 2024 at 3:31 AM. CHICAGO - Sunny and warm sums up Chicago for the next few days. Highs today through Saturday will be in the mid-to-upper 80s, with lows each night ranging from some ...
The National Weather Service office of Chicago has one of the longest periods of official weather records, dating back to 1870, though all the 1870 and 1871 weather records taken at 181 West Washington Street were lost in the Great Chicago Fire. Of the two major airports located in Chicago, Midway Airport began observations in 1928, and O'Hare ...
1995 Chicago heat wave. 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 ...
September 18, 2024 at 4:34 PM. CHICAGO - Chicago had another warmer-than-average day on Wednesday, with temperatures reaching the mid to upper 80s. Overnight conditions are expected to be mostly ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the City of Chicago has a total area of 606.1 km 2 (234.0 sq mi). 588.3 km 2 (227.1 sq mi) of it is land and 17.8 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 2.94% water. The city has been built on relatively flat land, the average height of land is 579 feet (176 m) above sea level.