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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 1997

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1997 1-Month	20.6°F (-6.3°C)	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	-6.2°F (-3.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1977
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2006
	Ties: 1994, 2014
Dec 1996–Jan 1997 2-Month	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
Nov 1996–Jan 1997 3-Month	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	33.4°F (0.8°C)	-4.2°F (-2.4°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1932
Oct 1996–Jan 1997 4-Month	35.9°F (2.2°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1932
	Ties: 1905, 1938, 1996
Sep 1996–Jan 1997 5-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
	Ties: 1920
Aug 1996–Jan 1997 6-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1932
	Ties: 1951
Jul 1996–Jan 1997 7-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1932
	Ties: 1951
Jun 1996–Jan 1997 8-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1932
	Ties: 1968, 1970, 2001
May 1996–Jan 1997 9-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1932
	Ties: 1970
Apr 1996–Jan 1997 10-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1932
	Ties: 1927, 1968, 2014
Mar 1996–Jan 1997 11-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1925
Feb 1996–Jan 1997 12-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1990	1918
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2013
	Ties: 1927, 1990
Aug 1995–Jan 1997 18-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1905
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1925, 1952
Feb 1995–Jan 1997 24-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1905
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2013, 2018
	Ties: 1969, 1970
Feb 1994–Jan 1997 36-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2013, 2018
	Ties: 1909, 1911, 1961, 1978, 1996
Feb 1993–Jan 1997 48-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1905
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2019
	Ties: 1913, 1928
Feb 1992–Jan 1997 60-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1906
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1911, 1912, 1913, 1927, 1963, 1983, 1998

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/