CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -
Chicago may hit triple digits Thursday. The record that day is 101 set in 1971.
Here are some more Chicago heat facts:
- Chicago has only hit 100 degrees 61 times since records started in 1887.
- Last 100-degree day in Chicago was July 24, 2005 102 degrees.
- Prior to that we hit 101 in July of 1999, 104 in 1995, 101 in 1991.
- A 100-degree day in Chicago only happens once every few years.
- In 1988 we had seven 100 degree days.
- June has only had 13 100-degree days since 1871. (July 33 days, August 11 days, September 4 days).
- The hottest June day on record was 104 on June 20, 1988.
- Our all-time record high in Chicago is 105 on July 24, 1934.
- Last three big heat waves were 2006, 1999, 1995.
- In 2006 there were six 90-plus degree days. We will possibly tie or exceed that number this time.
- Heat Index (Feels-Like Temperature) has only exceeded 105 degrees 31 times in past 20 years. We will have index of 100-110 on Thursday.
- The warmest summer on record for Chicago was 1955.
- The warmest June was in 1933.
