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Heat — Cook, Illinois

July 28, 1997 · NOAA Storm Events record

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Area

Cook

Event narrative (NOAA)

From July 26th to July 27th, temperatures were in the middle or upper 90s (with heat indices over 100 degrees) and caused a heat-related death of an elderly man in his home.

Other notable heat events in Illinois

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