Dear Mr. Skilling,
What are the lowest and highest temperatures on Aug. 13 (my birthday) and also in all of August?
— Maggie, age 7
Dear Maggie,
You’ll be 8 on Aug. 13 (happy birthday!) and you were born in 2001. It was a pleasant day in Chicago on Aug. 13, 2001. Afternoon temperatures remained in the middle 70s (the normal high on the 13th is 82 degrees).
We cracked open Chicago’s record books and found that the city’s temperatures on Aug. 13 have been as high as 101 degrees (in 1936, at Midway Airport) and as low as 51 degrees (1982 and 2004, at O’Hare International Airport). Chicago’s extremes for August range from 104 degrees (Aug. 6, 1934, at Midway) to 42 (Aug. 28, 1986, at O’Hare).
August is arguably Chicago’s most summery month. July is slightly warmer, but August has more sunshine and longer rain-free periods.
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