Friday Is the First Day of Autumn. Why Is It Hot and Humid?

Ed Paschke Arts Center opens this summer in Chicago
Ed Paschke Arts Center opens this summer in Chicago

Friday Is the First Day of Autumn. Why Is It Hot and Humid?

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You can keep your tank tops and flip flops. It looks like summer is not over. The city’s high temperatures broke records on Wednesday. And the heat wave continues to make its way into the first day of autumn. The  Morning Shift sits down with Jon Davis, Chief Meteorologist at Riskpulse to discuss the record heat and what this means for our environment.