Chicago Storm

Smoke is quickly moving into far NE IL, as this back-door front moves in/through.

Made it up to 95° at both ORD and MDW today.

Made it up to 95° at both ORD and MDW today. ...2026 90°+ Day Tally... 9 - MDW 9 - ARR 8 - ORD 8 - RFD 8 - PWK 8 - UGN 8 - LOT 6 - DPA

Peaked at 93° at ORD and 92° at MDW yesterday. Both ORD and MDW topped out at 96° today.

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

headlines aren’t for temperatures.

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.

6010DM 500MB height on the 0z MSP sounding, which sets a new all-time record.

i wouldn't consider it a miss north with 90°+ expected every day this week.

A 2.9M earthquake was measured/reported in Lake Michigan, just offshore from Chicago, just after 2:30PM.

ORD received 1.71" of precip on July 3rd, which broke the record precip total for the date of 1.57" (1871).

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.

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°

A second line hit early Friday night, with peak wind gusts of 50-60MPH.