We officially hit 101 degrees today here in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, according to the long-term site at the Illinois State Water Survey. That’s the warmest we have been since August 18, 1988. However, it does not beat the record for this date, which was 104 degrees set in 1901.
Category: Heat
100 Degree Mark in Illinois
Based on preliminary reports, Geneseo and Bentley Illinois reached 101°F yesterday. Another nine places reached 100°F. They include Illinois City, Moline, Mt. Carroll, Rockford, Prairie City, Normal, Rantoul, Streator, and Urbana. The Chicago Botanical Garden was close with 99°F. Here is the list with the last time they saw 100°F: Geneseo: July 25, 2005 Bentley: […]
100 Degree Mark in Illinois
Based on preliminary reports, Geneseo and Bentley Illinois reached 101°F yesterday. Another nine places reached 100°F. They include Illinois City, Moline, Mt. Carroll, Rockford, Prairie City, Normal, Rantoul, Streator, and Urbana. The Chicago Botanical Garden was close with 99°F. Here is the list with the last time they saw 100°F: Geneseo: July 25, 2005 Bentley: […]
Heat Index Extremes for Illinois
Since heat and humidity is on everyone’s mind these days, I pulled out the record high heat index values that we calculated for the Illinois Climate Atlas from a few years ago. For that analysis we looked at the few sites with long-term temperature and humidity records. Here is what we found for the highest […]