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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, February 1972

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1972 1-Month	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2017
	Ties: 1994
Jan–Feb 1972 2-Month	26.4°F (-3.1°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1979
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2017
Dec 1971–Feb 1972 3-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1978
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1932
	Ties: 1934, 1990, 2004
Nov 1971–Feb 1972 4-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	32.9°F (0.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1932
	Ties: 1957, 1966, 1975
Oct 1971–Feb 1972 5-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1932
	Ties: 2022
Sep 1971–Feb 1972 6-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1932
Aug 1971–Feb 1972 7-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1932
Jul 1971–Feb 1972 8-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1932
	Ties: 1957, 1974, 1981
Jun 1971–Feb 1972 9-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 2000
May 1971–Feb 1972 10-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1932
	Ties: 1919, 1922, 1923
Apr 1971–Feb 1972 11-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 1922, 1934, 2020
Mar 1971–Feb 1972 12-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1957, 1974, 2020
Sep 1970–Feb 1972 18-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1940, 1947, 1965, 2003
Mar 1970–Feb 1972 24-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1947, 2009, 2021
Mar 1969–Feb 1972 36-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018
	Ties: 1946
Mar 1968–Feb 1972 48-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2019
	Ties: 1915, 1917, 1953, 1977
Mar 1967–Feb 1972 60-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1906
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1962

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/