The Lansing Journal has partnered with Stacker.com to provide in-depth features that may be of interest to our readers. – Average temperature: 78.0°F – Average temperature: 78.1°F – Average temperature: 78.2°F – Average temperature: 78.2°F – Average temperature: 78.5°F – Average temperature: 78.5°F – Average temperature: 78.7°F – Average temperature: 79.0°F – Average temperature: 79.4°F – Average temperature: 80.1°F
Climate change is driving rising temperatures and more record heat. The Earth’s temperature has climbed each decade since 1880 by about .14 degrees Fahrenheit, or roughly 2 degrees Fahrenheit total.
Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest months in Cook County since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the highest average temperature in each month. For each of the hottest months listed below, we’ve included the average county temperature, county-wide highs and lows for the month, and the total precipitation.#10. July 1999
– Monthly high temperature: 87.9°F
– Monthly low temperature: 68.1°F
– Total precipitation: 2.65″#9. July 2011
– Monthly high temperature: 88.1°F
– Monthly low temperature: 68.1°F
– Total precipitation: 6.61″#7. August 1995 (tie)
– Monthly high temperature: 86.7°F
– Monthly low temperature: 69.7°F
– Total precipitation: 3.55″#7. July 1955 (tie)
– Monthly high temperature: 88.6°F
– Monthly low temperature: 67.8°F
– Total precipitation: 2.89″#5. August 1947 (tie)
– Monthly high temperature: 89.1°F
– Monthly low temperature: 67.8°F
– Total precipitation: 3.14″#5. July 1916 (tie)
– Monthly high temperature: 91.0°F
– Monthly low temperature: 66.0°F
– Total precipitation: 0.68″#4. July 1936
– Monthly high temperature: 92.4°F
– Monthly low temperature: 65.0°F
– Total precipitation: 0.36″#3. July 1921
– Monthly high temperature: 91.9°F
– Monthly low temperature: 66.1°F
– Total precipitation: 0.98″#2. July 1901
– Monthly high temperature: 92.4°F
– Monthly low temperature: 66.4°F
– Total precipitation: 4.09″#1. July 2012
– Monthly high temperature: 90.9°F
– Monthly low temperature: 69.3°F
– Total precipitation: 3.20″