Chicago at 102 degrees, near all-time record; 103 degrees in St. Louis; Tropical Storm Gert moves into Mexico; Lightning strikes family, boy’s head; Crews make progress battling Western fires; Saharan dust storm; 7.2 quake hits India; Thailand issues tsunami warning; NASA plans launch even if problem recurs; Mood brightens for launch attempt; Running Man on Sun
Chicago Near All-Time High Temperature Record: The high temperature in Chicago was 102 degrees at O’Hare and 104 at Midway | All-time record high recorded in Chicago was 105 degrees *on July 24* in 1934 | Other Chicago-area temps, Weather Plus streaming video and story from NBC 5 | More weather/webcams
St. Louis Also Baking: At 103 degrees Sunday | More St. Louis temps | Monday forecast: 103 degrees | KSDK-TV Weather Plus live video stream and stories | More weather/webcams
U.S. Current Temperatures: Current U.S. temps and heat index | Weather.com temps map | Contour plot … Additional current temperature maps are in our National/International page
Tropical Storm Gert made landfall with 45 mph winds on Sunday in Mexico, well south of where Emily made landfall. Track
Lightning Strikes Family, Boy’s Head: Lightning Victim’s Progress ‘A Miracle’ | Lightning strikes boy’s head, knocking him and pal out
Western Wildfires: Crews make progress battling Western fires
Dust Storm = Colorful Sunsets: Saharan dust storm around the corner for S. Florida
Major Quake, Tsunami Warning: Magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits India’s Nicobar Islands; Thailand issues tsunami warning … Latest quakes list is in the left column
Space News: NASA plans launch even if problem recurs | Mood brightens for shuttle launch attempt
Running Man on the Sun posted at SpaceWeather.com
Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Sunday: 1. Detroit 2. Toronto 3. Cleveland 4. Las Vegas 5. Phoenix … and on Saturday: 1. Phoenix 2. Minneapolis/St. Paul 3. Chicago 4. Milwaukee 5. Los Angeles … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.
