Steamy Memorial Day, but no records set
SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE May 30, 2011 3:20PM
Updated: May 31, 2011 4:48AM
Although it was certainly steamy out Monday, this Memorial Day in Chicago fell short of the hottest days on record.
The hottest Memorial Days in Chicago were recorded in 1942 and 1953 when the mercury hit 93 degrees, National Weather Service meteorologist Charles Mott said. But so far Monday, the Chicago area has only reached a high of 88 degrees at O’Hare International Airport, he said.
Still, there’s no denying it’s hot. The heat index, how the temperature actually feels, was recorded at 92 degrees at Midway Airport at 2 p.m., the weather service said.
Only eight of the past 138 Memorial Days in Chicago have had high temperatures at or above 90 degrees, the weather service said.
The last time the temperature rose above 90 degrees on Memorial Day was 2006, when the high hit 91 degrees, according to the weather service. Other years that broke the 90-degree mark include 1994, 1988, 1978, 1953, 1944, 1942 and 1895.
Monday will also bring winds of 10 to 20 miles per hour, gusting occasionally to 25 or 30 miles per hour, and lows in the mid- to lower-70s, according to the weather service.
Tuesday will reach a balmy 88 degrees and there’s a 60 percent chance of showers, the weather service said.
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