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Ask Tom why: Was July 1934 one of the hottest months on record at Midway?
Dear Tom, I read on your blog that Midway Airport recorded a temperature of 109 degrees in July 1934. Was that month one of the hottest on record at Midway? —George Ballas Dear George, Though temperatures recorded at Midway Airport in July...Tags: Chicago Weather, Weather, Weather Statistics, Weather Reports
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What's with all the rain?
WGN NewsThe heaviest rains in two months swept the Chicago area Monday, halving a September precipitation deficit which had been approaching 2 inches. By late Monday, O'Hare's rain tally from the stubborn upper storm which first rained on the area Saturday, had...Tags: Chicago, Chicago Weather, Tom Skilling, WGN, Weather
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Emanuel to meet with airline executives today
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel will meet with airline executives today, saying he will be looking for ways for Chicago to keep its edge as a transportation center. Emanuel pointed to the Chicago presence of United Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing and electronic...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Government, Rahm Emanuel, American Airlines, Inc., Company Privatization
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Ask Tom why: Could you provide summary data for this summer?
Dear Tom, Could you provide summary data for this summer? —Frank Dear Frank, We're happy to oblige. Outstanding characteristics of Chicago's summer (June through August) included heavy rainfall, excessively high humidity, high nighttime...Tags: Chicago Weather, Weather, Midway, Weather Reports
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In Fear City's vision of a demented Chicago, the devil's in the details
!["Aren't you <em>old</em> for a haunted house?" asked one of the androgynous seasonal residents of a nondescript warehouse deep in Morton Grove. His/her job, clearly, was to taunt Saturday night visitors to the Halloween attraction Fear City, so that insult goes with the territory. Had this ghost of Riverview stopped there, I'd have been fine. But no. "I was feeling horny," he/she said, cackling for added effect, "until you walked in."](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-10/65347263-11140851.jpg ""Aren't you <em>old</em> for a haunted house?\" asked one of the androgynous seasonal residents of a nondescript warehouse deep in Morton Grove. His/her job, clearly, was to taunt Saturday night visitors to the Halloween attraction Fear City, so that insult goes with the territory. Had this ghost of Riverview stopped there, I'd have been fine. But no. \"I was feeling horny,\" he/she said, cackling for added effect, \"until you walked in.\"")
"Aren't you old for a haunted house?" asked one of the androgynous seasonal residents of a nondescript warehouse deep in Morton Grove. His/her job, clearly, was to taunt Saturday night visitors to the Halloween attraction Fear City, so that insult goes...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Chicago Transit Authority, Haunted Houses (attractions), Halloween, Holidays
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Ask Tom why: Has there ever been a month that exceeded the snowfall total of 42 inches for December 2000?
Dear Tom, I remember that Chicago received 42 inches of snow in December 2000. Has there ever been a month that exceeded this total? —William J. Ooms Jr., Alsip Dear William, Much of the Chicago area was overwhelmed by snowfall in December 2000,...Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Justice System, New Year's Day
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A brush with 60s before mercury falls
Temperatures will break the 60-degree mark this afternoon before plunging 20 degrees tomorrow.
WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling predicts the mercury will hit the middle 50s by noon, peaking in the lower 60s by midafternoon. Gusts of up to 30 mph also...Tags: Tom Skilling
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Ask Tom why: Since July is the middle of the summer season, is it the hottest month of the year in Chicago?
Dear Tom, Since July is the middle of the summer season, am I correct to assume it is also the hottest month of the year in Chicago? —John Pinc, Chicago Dear John, With an average temperature of 75.5 degrees (Midway Airport data), July is indeed...Tags: Chicago Weather, Weather, Weather Reports, Weather Statistics
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ComEd: Service restored to 502,000
Tribune reportersCommonwealth Edison Co. reported substantial progress in restoring power lost in Monday's storms but that still left hundreds of thousands without electricity in sweltering heat. The utility warned it could take days to get everyone back on line. A...Tags: Six Flags Great America, Union Pacific Corporation, Human Interest, McHenry, Metra
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Ask Tom why: In an average summer, what is the highest temperature that we can expect in the Chicago area?
Dear Tom, In an average summer, what is the highest temperature that we can expect in the Chicago area? Also, what is the chance the temperature will hit 100 degrees in any given summer? —Merrill Wolfson, Chicago Dear Merrill, Chicago is no...Tags: Chicago Weather, O'Hare International Airport, Weather, Weather Reports
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July's been hot -- and it'll get hotter
July 2011 has been one of the warmest on record, and it's going to get hotter.
According to WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling, July 2011 has had an average temperature of 76.3 degrees, making it the 13th warmest July in the last 141 years. The hottest...Tags: Weather Warnings, WGN, Tom Skilling, Weather, Illinois
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Chicago area bakes in first day of expected heat wave
Chicago-area residents braced for a week of hot weather as the heat index reached 103 at the city’s downtown lakefront, with much of the Midwest beginning to bake under a hot air mass that has plagued the South in recent weeks.
While the heat index...Tags: Chicago Weather, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Pollution, Aurora
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