Temperature Extremes
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The highest temperature ever recorded in Chicago is an unofficial 109 °F (43 °C) on July 23, 1934, at Midway Airport. The official readings then were taken at the University of Chicago campus near the waterfront. Readings near the lake can be several degrees cooler than inland locations if lake breezes are present. The highest official temperature ever recorded is 105 °F (41 °C) on July 24, 1934. During the Chicago Heat Wave of 1995, temperatures reached 104 °F (40 °C) officially at O'Hare Airport and 106 °F (41 °C) at Midway, but humidity made temperatures feel almost as hot as 120 °F (49 °C) at O'Hare and 125 °F (52 °C) at Midway. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Chicago is −27 °F (−33 °C) on January 20, 1985. On December 24, 1983, and January 18, 1994, the high temperature at Chicago reached only −11 °F (−24 °C), and on July 29, 1916, the low temperature sank to only 85 °F (29 °C), both of which are records.
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