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Illinois, Climate Division 2. Northeast

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1946

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1946 1-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
May 1946 1-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1977
Apr–May 1946 2-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1977
	Ties: 1913, 1932, 1949, 1978
Mar–May 1946 3-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1926
Mar–May 1946 3-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2012
Feb–May 1946 4-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
Feb–May 1946 4-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Jan–May 1946 5-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
Jan–May 1946 5-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Dec 1945–May 1946 6-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
	37.3°F (2.9°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1941, 1973, 1985
Nov 1945–May 1946 7-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
	37.4°F (3.0°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1938, 1949
Oct 1945–May 1946 8-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
	38.9°F (3.8°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1949
Sep 1945–May 1946 9-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
	41.5°F (5.3°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1938, 1981, 1986
Aug 1945–May 1946 10-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1909, 1973, 1988, 2011
Jul 1945–May 1946 11-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.6°F (8.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1904
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.6°F (8.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1915, 1933, 1973, 1986, 2019
Jun 1945–May 1946 12-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1913, 1967, 1980
Dec 1944–May 1946 18-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905, 1918
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1958, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1973, 1983
Jun 1944–May 1946 24-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1995
Jun 1943–May 1946 36-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2000
	Ties: 1902, 1944, 1975, 1998
Jun 1942–May 1946 48-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1907
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2001
	Ties: 1900, 1902, 1909, 1916, 1921, 1959
Jun 1941–May 1946 60-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1908
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2002
	Ties: 1938, 1939, 1944, 1975, 1977, 1985, 1998

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 20, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings