Triple-digit high temperatures returned for a few more days late in the month. The high at Carbondale reached 102 on the 23rd, 106 on the 24th, and 104 on the 25th. Due to low humidity induced by extreme drought conditions, the heat index was seldom more than a couple degrees above the actual temperature. At Paducah, KY on the Illinois state line, July was the warmest month on record. The average monthly temperature of 84.5 degrees broke the previous record of 84.2, set in July of 1993. At Paducah, KY on the Illinois state line, the number of days in 2012 with highs at or above 100 degrees was 15. This was the highest total on record, breaking the record of 14 set in 1954. The total would grow higher in August.

Heat in ALEXANDER, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in JEFFERSON, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in JOHNSON, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in EDWARDS, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in FRANKLIN, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in MASSAC, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in PERRY, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in HAMILTON, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in GALLATIN, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in HARDIN, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in JACKSON, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in POPE, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in PULASKI, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in SALINE, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in UNION, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in WABASH, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in WAYNE, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in WHITE, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Heat in WILLIAMSON, ILLINOIS
From 23-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 25-JUL-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS