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Heat — Cook, Illinois

August 8, 2005 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Cook

Event narrative (NOAA)

A woman was found slumped over at a bus stop in a southwest neighborhood of Chicago during the late afternoon of Monday, August 8th. She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. The high temperature at Midway Airport on the 8th was 92 degrees.

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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