Chicago & Rockford are both on pace for a near record warm year, both ranked in 3rd place behind 1921 & 2012 in annual avg temperature through September 30. October will end up another unseasonably warm month, keeping things on pace for near record warmth in 2024. #ilwx pic.twitter.com/hU0L8yRKG8
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) October 21, 2024
HERE WE GO AGAIN (PS it IS summer)
https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-15965325/heat-dome-midwest-plains-record-temperatures.html