Lazy, Crazy, Hazy

By Margaret Lyons in Miscellaneous on Jul 28, 2008 4:01PM

We're looking at a week of warm weather, with possible thunderstorms keeping temps from breaking 90. Still, the humidity can suck it. And no, you probably can't fry an egg on the sidewalk.

This summer has been pretty mild, all told, especially compared to "the incredible summer of 1916," where temperatures stayed over 80 degrees for 147 straight hours, and then for another 94 straight hours a few weeks later. Typically, nighttime temps drop under 80—there have been only 61 days in Chicago since 1871 during which temperatures did not get that low. Interesting! [NWS, WGN]