The combination of heat and humidity we experience in Chicago can be deadly during the summer. The number of days per year we will be at risk from extreme heat could soar by the middle of this century.
that used data supplied by NOAA. San Francisco ranked #1, followed by New Orleans, Houston, Baton Rouge, and Seattle. It is important to note that the rankings were determined by averaging the morning and afternoon relative humilities at the cities included in their report. Although San Francisco topped the list, its average high during the middle of summer is in the lower 70s while Chicago's average high for the middle of summer is 85 degrees.
They define equivalent temperature as a humid heat metric based on air temperature and specific humidity . Their report states that since 1950, the summer equivalent temperature has increased three times more than the summer air temperature on average for the contiguous United States. Chicago has seen its equivalent temperature increase by 5 to 6 degrees during that span. that forecasts the increase in the average days per year with a heat index above 100 degrees.
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