If this week is a heat wave, then what was the summer of 1934?
Dear Tom, If this week is a heat wave, then what was the summer of 1934? Thanks, William Drezdzon Dear William, Heat waves, like hurricanes, tornadoes and blizzards can be ranked by their varying intensities, and while our current heat wave will prove challenging, it won’t hold a candle to the city’s July 18-25, 1934 heat wave which has been dubbed, “The week Chicago fried”. While the city’s official temperatures, then taken near the lake at the University of Chicago,…
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