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Eventdex · Heat

COOK

5655706

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event_typeHeat
ncei_event_id5,655,706
episode_id2,081,216
begin_utc1998-06-24T15:00:00+00:00
end_utc1998-06-29T05:00:00+00:00
stateILLINOIS
cz_typeZ
cz_nameCOOK
deaths_direct10
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
wfo_sourceGOVT OFFICIAL
event_narrativeDaytime temperatures were in the lower to middle 90s with dewpoints in the 70s on the 24th and 25th, producing heat indices of 102 to 107. Thunderstorms brought some relief from the heat on the 26th, though humidity was still high. The heat reurned on the 27th with a peak heat index of 107. The 28th was a little cooler with the heat index in the middle to upper 90s. Ten heat-related deaths were reported in Cook County as a result of the heat. The deaths occurred from the 26th to the 29th. Two more deaths occurred in early July as a result of this heat wave. (see July Storm Data for northeast Illinois)
year1,998

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COOK — Heat — TerraPulse