Severe Weather Hits the Chicago Area After Breaking a 64-Year-Old Temperature Record.

Storms lashed the Chicago area Thursday night, bringing strong winds and rain, after the city broke a 64-year-old high temperature record. The city reached a record high temperature for May 15, with a high of 93 degrees recorded at O'Hare Airport, surpassing the previous record of 91 degrees set in 1961, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported. A pair of men run along the Lakefront Trail near Chicago Avenue on Thursday. The high temperature …

Storms lashed the Chicago area Thursday night, bringing strong winds and rain, after the city broke a 64-year-old high temperature record. The city reached a record high temperature for May 15, with a high of 93 degrees recorded at O'Hare Airport, surpassing the previous record of 91 degrees set in 1961, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported. A pair of men run along the Lakefront Trail near Chicago Avenue on Thursday. The high temperature …