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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Springfield, Illinois

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1972

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1972 1-Month	24.2°F (-4.3°C)	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2006
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1932
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1932
	Ties: 1934, 1958
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	38.8°F (3.8°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1932
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	1932
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1932
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 1941, 2020
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 1988
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2013, 2017
	Ties: 2018
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2013
	Ties: 1914, 1950, 1960, 2016
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1943, 2005
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2013, 2018
	Ties: 1965, 1975
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2013, 2018
	Ties: 1914, 1915, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2019
	Ties: 1915, 1916, 1917, 1951, 1961, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1906
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1914, 1922, 1952

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/