EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF ILLINOIS.

IT’S SUMMER…MID-JULY…AND YEAH IT’S HOT. BUT TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN ABOVE NORMAL SAYS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST JIM ANGEL.

USUALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR TEMPS ARE IN THE MID TO UPPER 80’S. HE SAYS THE HUMIDITY ISN’T HELPING.

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AND ANGEL SAYS WHILE THE HEAT INDEX…WHICH IS THE “FEELS LIKE” TEMPERATURE, IS SOARING. IN FACT…ANGEL SAYS WORKING OUT IN THE SUN CAN INCREASE THE HEAT INDEX FOR A PERSON BY AS MUCH AS 15 DEGREES.

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MOST RECORDS FOR HIGH TEMPS IN ILLINOIS ARE ABOVE 100 DEGREES.