Dangerous, prolonged heat is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast U.S. through July. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected over parts of the northern Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley Tuesday, with damaging winds and large hail as the primary threats. Heavy rainfall could lead to areas of flooding across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. Read More >
Year
|
Month/Day Min/Max
|
Month/Day Min/Max
|
Month/Day Min/Max
|
Month/Day Min/Max
|
Month/Day Min/Max
|
1911
|
7/1 75/96
|
7/2 79/98
|
7/3 77/100
|
7/4 78/102
|
7/5 82/102
|
1916
|
7/26 80/89
|
7/27 82/100
|
7/28 84/99
|
7/29 85**/96
|
7/30 84/102
|
1934
|
7/21 75/95
|
7/22 76/101
|
7/23 75/94
|
7/24 78/105*
|
7/25 76/93
|
1947
|
8/3 71/91
|
8/4 71/100
|
8/5 75/100
|
8/6 75/101
|
|
1988
|
8/1 78/100
|
8/2 79/100
|
8/3 80/96
|
8/4 78/97
|
|
1995
|
7/12 73/97
|
7/13 81/104
|
7/14 83/100
|
7/15 75/98
|
7/16 74/93
|
2012
|
7/2 71/98
|
7/3 77/96
|
7/4 79/102
|
7/5 79/103
|
7/6 82/103
|
* Chicago all-time record high maximum temperature105 July 24, 1934
** Chicago all-time record high minimum temperature 85 July 29, 1916
Historic Rockford Heat Waves
July 23
|
July 24
|
July 25
|
July 26
|
July 27
|
July 28
|
July 29
|
July 30
|
July31
|
96
|
95
|
95
|
98
|
99
|
103
|
104
|
104
|
105
|
Jun 25
|
Jun 26
|
Jun 27
|
Jun 28
|
Jun 29
|
Jun 30
|
July 1
|
99
|
100
|
99
|
100
|
103
|
102
|
101
|
May 29
|
May 30
|
May 31
|
June 1
|
June 2
|
June 3
|
June 4
|
97
|
96
|
106
|
106
|
98
|
100
|
98
|
July 19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
96
|
101
|
102
|
104
|
104
|
107
|
105
|
97
|
Jul 6
|
Jul 7
|
Jul 8
|
Jul 9
|
Jul 10
|
Jul 11
|
Jul 12
|
Jul 13
|
Jul 14
|
Jul 15
|
Jul 16
|
Jul 17
|
Jul 18
|
102
|
105
|
104
|
101
|
106
|
108
|
109
|
110
|
112
|
99
|
100
|
104
|
95
|
Aug 17
|
Aug 18
|
Aug 19
|
Aug 20
|
Aug 21
|
Aug 22
|
Aug 23
|
Aug 24
|
98
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
98
|
99
|
101
|
102
|
July 2
|
July 3
|
July 4
|
July 5
|
July 6
|
July 7 | |
98
|
97
|
102
|
102
|
104
|
105 |