Lake Michigan temperature reaches 80 degrees
CHICAGO – The water temperature of Lake Michigan has reached 80 degrees.
The National Weather Service says that's "unprecedented" for this early in the summer season.
Meteorologists say monthly air temperatures have been above normal for nine consecutive months in Chicago. That translates to warm water temperatures across the lake. The heat wave drove up the temperature further in the lake. The water temperature rose 10 degrees between Sunday and Friday.
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