The Worst of Both Worlds

Now that it's officially fall, we can say goodbye to what was a very hot and dry summer. You've heard us talk about how the heat and the dryness have ranked compared to previous years, but the Chicago branch of the National Weather Service did something interested in their latest newsletter. They combined the hot and dry conditions and ranked the pair against previous summers.

No shock here. While some summers may have been hot with plenty of rain or dry with cooler temperatures, 2012 ranked in the top four for both, making this summer the worst in terms of being both hot and dry.

Here's hoping the fall goes a lot smoother than this summer!