O'Hare's temp slips to 59 early Wednesday afternoon; it's so cool, lake enhanced rain showers are falling - WGN Weather Center Blog

Wow--what a July open! It feels more like May! Wednesday continues on track to become the coolest July 1 since the 65-degree high in 1930. The official high at O'Hare since midnight Wednesday as of this posting has been 65-degrees--the "normal" July 1 high here is 82. All this means we're experiencing May-level temperatures in early July--it's quite unusual. As of 1pm, the reading at O'hare has acutally slipped from 60s back to 59-degrees. (We won't set a record--but it will be close. The lowest July 1 max temperature on record was a 61-degree reading in 1924). Weather Bug sensors indicate the following 1pm readings across the sections of the Chicago area: 55 at the Cubby Bear in Wrigleyville--also at Highland Park and Wilmette, 56 at the Latin School on Chicago's South Side and at Lincolnwood and 57 at Niles and Kenosha.