Rate the climate: Chicago (record, temperatures, 2013, place)
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Lol, you've rated Kharkiv's climate, which is colder than Chicago's, as E.
The reason why I voted as F for Chicago is that Chicago seems to be more continental to me.
The difference between summer temps and winter temps in Chicago is larger than Kharkiv.
Chicago can at times be very sheltered from the heat thanks to Lake Michigan if there is an on shore breeze. This was a forecast from last July. Notice how much cooler it was on the shore when compared to inland suburbs
Some interesting facts and records
Highest average temperature on record occured last July at Midway Airport with a Mean temp of 82.6F/28
Yup usually cold in the winter just the way I like it!
Check out some of the low temps reached in the Chicago metro area back in Jan 2009
And here are selected record absolute minimum temps within a 90km radius of the city of Chicago
Luckily we average between 45-50 days a year above 30C which balances it out for my personal tastes
We also average around 90 days a year at or above 27C/80F
Our summers have been getting warmer
Our suburbs have reached average highs up to 38C in July
This is a map of record absolute max temps within a 90km radius of the city of Chicago
Midway airport was not always the official station in Chicago. From 1871 to 1941 the official thermometer was locate right on the lakeshore which masked many heat waves that occurred further inland from the lake
I didn't realise Chicago was that hot during summer. Heatwaves are much longer and more extreme than say NYC for instance. I've spent a summer in NYC, is Chicago similar or noticeably hotter and more humid?
A bit more humid, more like Philadelphia. We also see a wider range of extreme temps in all seasons than NYC. I don't know of any location along the East Coast that has reached 46.7C at it did within 90km of Chicago...
Chicago is also getting more muggy during the summer
Another illustration of Lake Michigan's cooling effects on the city and shoreline communities from last June
Last edited by chicagogeorge; 06-19-2013 at 07:28 PM..
Here are some of the images a bit larger so people can read the details
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