Our hot summer continued this week, albeit with some well deserved breaks. Average temperatures this week ranged from the low 70s in northern Illinois to the low 80s in southern Illinois, between 2 and 5 degrees above normal. Most places saw a couple of days with highs in the upper 90s, and a few places broke the 100 degree mark, including Salem, Mount Vernon, and Cahokia Heights. The triple digit high in Salem was only the 6th on record for June there,…