Summer-like temperatures—before storms hit Thursday afternoon
Far warmer than on this date a year ago when the high only reached 54 degrees!
Lakeside cooling was prevalent along the shoreline where high temperatures were nearly 15 degrees cooler
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in Thursday’s 80 degree warmth
Thursday’s large hail reports
PEAK WIND GUSTS
59 mph Logan Square Tree damage reported
55 mph West Chicago Private plane overturned at West Chicago Airport
54 mph Midway Airport
In typical warm season fashion, thunderstorms were scattered, hitting some areas harder than others.
Among the heaviest area total through 6:30 p.m. Thursday:
Thursday’s warmth bathed the Midwest and East—nearly 200 million Lower 48 residents enjoyed 80+ temperatures
How much of Thursday highs were above normal?
April 2024 finished as the warmest on record according to ERA5 Reanalysis. This is the 11 th consecutive monthly record.
Source: Climatologist Dr. Brian Brettschneider
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