Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Cook
Event narrative (NOAA)
A mild heat wave resulted in 4 deaths in Cook County. High temperatures were around 90 with the maximum heat index around 95 to 100 for about a week.
Other notable heat events in Illinois
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.