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Illinois, Climate Division 2. Northeast

Average Temperature Rankings, August 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1898 1-Month	70.8°F (21.6°C)	71.1°F (21.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1915
	70.8°F (21.6°C)	71.1°F (21.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1947
	Ties: 1957, 2019
Jul–Aug 1898 2-Month	72.4°F (22.4°C)	72.2°F (22.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1915
	72.4°F (22.4°C)	72.2°F (22.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1936
	Ties: 1897, 1933, 1957, 1966, 1969, 1984, 2022
Jun–Aug 1898 3-Month	71.8°F (22.1°C)	71.0°F (21.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1915
	71.8°F (22.1°C)	71.0°F (21.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1988
	Ties: 1998
May–Aug 1898 4-Month	68.6°F (20.3°C)	68.0°F (20.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1915
	68.6°F (20.3°C)	68.0°F (20.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1934
	Ties: 1937, 1993
Apr–Aug 1898 5-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1907
	64.1°F (17.8°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1991
	Ties: 1937, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1981
Mar–Aug 1898 6-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1926, 1950
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1930, 1963, 2017, 2018
Feb–Aug 1898 7-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1918, 1981
Jan–Aug 1898 8-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1939
Dec 1897–Aug 1898 9-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1913
Nov 1897–Aug 1898 10-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.6°F (8.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.6°F (8.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1957, 1989, 1992, 1993
Oct 1897–Aug 1898 11-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1911, 1933, 1973, 1990
Sep 1897–Aug 1898 12-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 2018
Mar 1897–Aug 1898 18-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1923
Sep 1896–Aug 1898 24-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1905
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1938, 1941, 1950, 1957, 1983, 1993
Sep 1895–Aug 1898 36-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1905, 1979
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2000
	Ties: 1944, 1949, 1995, 2009

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings