Keeping cool as temps soar near record levels
June 28, 2012 10:59AM
Mike Putrich, with the Joliet Park District, cools off with a broken bag of ice during set up for the Taste of Joliet at Joliet Memorial Stadium Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
List of 100-degree days recorded in Chicago:
July 16, 1887: 100
July 17, 1887: 100
July 10, 1901: 102
July 21, 1901: 103
*July 3, 1911: 100
*July 4, 1911: 102
*July 5, 1911: 102
July 27, 1916: 100
July 30, 1916: 102
August 5, 1918: 102
August 6, 1918: 101
August 12, 1918: 101
July 19, 1930: 101
June 7, 1933: 100
June 27, 1933: 100
June 1, 1934: 102
July 22, 1934: 101
July 24, 1934: 105
August 8, 1934: 100
July 10, 1936: 102
September 7, 1939: 100
July 24, 1940: 101
July 25, 1940: 101
July 17, 1942: 100
June 27, 1944: 100
July 18, 1946: 100
*August 4, 1947: 100
*August 5, 1947: 100
*August 6, 1947: 101
August 24, 1947: 100
July 3, 1949: 102
June 28, 1952: 101
June 19, 1953: 102
June 20, 1953: 104
September 1, 1953: 101
September 2, 1953: 101
June 25, 1954: 100
July 27, 1955: 100
July 1, 1956: 103
September 7, 1960: 100
June 27, 1971: 101
June 28, 1971: 101
July 10, 1976: 100
July 7, 1980: 102
July 20, 1980: 101
July 22, 1983: 100
July 28, 1983: 100
**June 20, 1988: 104
**June 21, 1988: 101
**June 25, 1988: 103
**July 14, 1988: 100
**July 15, 1988: 102
**August 1, 1988: 100
**August 2, 1988: 100
July 10, 1989: 101
July 22, 1991: 101
August 2, 1991: 101
July 13, 1995: 104
July 14, 1995: 100
July 30, 1999: 101
July 24, 2005: 102
* Greatest number of consecutive 100 degree days (3)
**Greatest number of 100 degree days in one year (7)
(As compiled by CBS Chicago and National Weather Service)
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Updated: June 28, 2012 11:07PM
It rarely gets hotter in the Chicago are than it’s expected to be Thursday.
With an anticipated high of 100 — the first triple-digit heat since 2005 — officials are telling residents how best to stay cool and safe.
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Thursday, lasting from noon to 8 p.m.
Because temperatures are forecast between 90 and 100 degrees for the next week, the Will County Health Department has posted a countywide list of cooling centers on its website, willcountyhealth.org.
Most libraries, village halls and police departments are cooling centers.
The city of Joliet lists both library branches as cooling centers, as well as the Louis Joliet Mall; Daybreak shelter, 611 E. Cass St, in the evenings; MorningStar Mission, 350 E. Washington St., which has overnight accommodations for men only; the Illinois Department of Unemployment Services, 45 E. Webster St.; and the Illinois Rehabilitation Service Center, 1617 W. Jefferson St.
The county health department suggests calling ahead to make sure the building is open.
