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Heat — Cook, Illinois

July 14, 1997 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Cook

Event narrative (NOAA)

From July 14th through July 18th, temperatures were in the upper 80s and middle 90s (with heat indices reaching 100 degrees) causing heat-related deaths throughout the Chicago area.

Other notable heat events in Illinois

Cook · July 28, 199993 killedCook · August 1, 200624 killedCook · July 17, 201116 killedCook · June 21, 199716 killedCook · August 6, 200114 killedCook · July 21, 199912 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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