Book closes on one of the hottest, driest Junes here
Brown lawns and shriveling leaves don’t lie. Weeks of hot, dry weather have taken their toll. And, while the year’s most impressive heat wave is history for the moment, June, 2005 enters the record book as the city’s second hottest and second driest June at Midway Airport in 77 years of continuous observations. The month averaged 6° above normal, a temperature level which suggests two and a half times the normal level of air conditioning in June.
For eight consecutive muggy days, highs surged above 90° at O’Hare—a June hot spell surpassed only by the 11 consecutive 90s recorded during the month in 1954.
Despite the recent heat and humidity, heavy thunderstorm rains Thursday were comparatively selective. Though 1.90" fell at Morris and 1.08" at Rockford, north suburban Lake Villa completed its 25 straight day without measurable rain Thursday.