Chicago Storm

Overview of the heat wave this past week locally...

...ORD...
September 1st: 95°/77°
September 2nd: 96°/78°*
September 3rd: 91°/77°*
September 4th: 93°/76°*

*Record tied/broken.

...MDW...
August 31st: 91°/72°
September 1st: 94°/77°
September 2nd: 96°/78°
September 3rd: 92°/79°
September 4th: 93°/78°

ORD had a low temp of 76° yesterday, which broke the record high min temp for the date of 74°(1971/1960).

Chicago/O'Hare had a low temperature of 76° on September 4th, which broke the record high minimum temperature for the date of 74°(1971/1960).

Maxed at 93° at both ORD and MDW yesterday.

...2026 90°+ Day Tally...
18 - MDW
17 - RFD
16 - ORD
15 - LOT
14 - PWK
14 - ARR
13 - UGN
12 - DPA

ORD had a low temp of 77° yesterday, which broke the record high min temp for the date of 75° (1973/1953/1898).

Chicago/O'Hare had a low temperature of 77° on September 3rd, which broke the record high minimum temperature for the date of 75° (1973/1953/1898).

Hit 91° at ORD and 92° at MDW yesterday.

...2026 90°+ Day Tally...
16 - MDW
15 - ORD
15 - RFD
14 - ARR
13 - PWK
13 - LOT
12 - UGN
11 - DPA

ORD had a low temp of 78° yesterday, which tied the record high min temp for the date of 78° (1913).

Chicago/O'Hare had a low temperature of 78° on September 2nd, which tied the record high minimum temperature for the date of 78° (1913).

Peaked at 96° at ORD and MDW yesterday.

...2026 90°+ Day Tally...
15 - MDW
14 - ORD
14 - RFD
13 - PWK
13 - ARR
12 - UGN
12 - LOT
10 - DPA

these ssw movers are usually nice
time 2 lock in

Topped out at 95° at ORD and 94° at MDW yesterday.

...2026 90°+ Day Tally...
14 - MDW
13 - ORD
13 - RFD
12 - PWK
12 - ARR
11 - UGN
11 - LOT
9 - DPA

14 hours ago, BeastFromTheEast said:

KLOT 82/82 rn.  Sweating bullets out there to start September 

LOT runs high on DP's more often than not on higher DP days.

Didn't realize how blessed I was yesterday

16 hours ago, IWXwx said:

I read somewhere that a high amount of Saharan sand can knock down the threat and there was a large amount being transported this year. Does this have any basis in fact? 

that has been an issue as well, so sort of double-trouble.

however, the nino alone would create the current situation as well.

18 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

atl cane season seems heading for all-time snoozer status, meanwhile the east pac wants to shit out storms like crazy and it looks like HI gonna have a season for the ages

very el nino-like, so not all that surprising.

especially so considering the magnitude of the nino.

On 8/12/2026 at 5:55 PM, Chicago Storm said:

With the tornadoes confirmed thus far with yesterday's derecho, the 2026 Illinois tornado count has now surpassed 200.

On 8/17/2026 at 2:45 PM, Chicago Storm said:

The count stands at 203.

After getting together with LOT and sifting through things/comparing numbers, the total now stands at 207. 

(Includes 2 newly surveyed tors added today)

On 8/12/2026 at 5:55 PM, Chicago Storm said:

With the tornadoes confirmed thus far with yesterday's derecho, the 2026 Illinois tornado count has now surpassed 200.

The count stands at 203.

Question of the night: Will Chicago (ORD) log another 90°+ day this year?

With the tornadoes confirmed thus far with yesterday's derecho, the 2026 Illinois tornado count has now surpassed 200.

2 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

should be a safe miss south for my, not to bummed and will be nice to see the wet get spread around a bit

Looks like I-90 on south, roughly.

10 minutes ago, Powerball said:

I have never seen a Tornado Warning that large in area before now...

that's environment canada-like.

1 minute ago, Stebo said:

This will push the state past 200, which I believe is a first for any state.

Texas has surpassed 200 a few times. But, IL will be the only other state to have.

5 minutes ago, MidwestChaser said:

 

hey, i said wait until morning.

15 minutes ago, Stebo said:

 

LSR from Aurora for 85mph measured at the airport.

Yea, just missed the real goods here by a few miles.