Illinois, 1999

Heat in Illinois, June 3 to 11, 1999

June 3 to 11, 1999 · NWS LOT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 heat, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
4
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Cook

When
June 3, 12:00 PM CST to June 11, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Cook forecast zone
Deaths
4 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

A mild heat wave resulted in 4 deaths in Cook County. High temperatures were around 90 with the maximum heat index around 95 to 100 for about a week.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Heat, Cook1999-06-1035MalePermanent HomeDirect
Heat, Cook1999-06-1153MalePermanent HomeDirect
Heat, Cook1999-06-1629FemalePermanent HomeDirect
Heat, Cook1999-06-0648MalePermanent HomeDirect

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5708329.