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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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Illinois, Climate Division 2. Northeast

Average Temperature Rankings, February 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1973 1-Month	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1998
Jan–Feb 1973 2-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1979
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1998
	Ties: 1909, 1999
Dec 1972–Feb 1973 3-Month	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	24.0°F (-4.4°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1932
	Ties: 1991, 1993
Nov 1972–Feb 1973 4-Month	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1977
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2002
	Ties: 1900, 1934
Oct 1972–Feb 1973 5-Month	32.4°F (0.2°C)	32.5°F (0.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
	Ties: 1911, 1925, 1934, 1940
Sep 1972–Feb 1973 6-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
	Ties: 1901, 1924, 1944, 1969, 2011
Aug 1972–Feb 1973 7-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
	Ties: 1971
Jul 1972–Feb 1973 8-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
	Ties: 1896, 1980
Jun 1972–Feb 1973 9-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904, 1918
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
May 1972–Feb 1973 10-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
Apr 1972–Feb 1973 11-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
	Ties: 2009
Mar 1972–Feb 1973 12-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1985, 2009
Sep 1971–Feb 1973 18-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1957, 1993
Mar 1971–Feb 1973 24-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1944, 1949, 1958
Mar 1970–Feb 1973 36-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2013
	Ties: 1902, 1948, 1983, 1997
Mar 1969–Feb 1973 48-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905, 1918
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2002
	Ties: 1917, 1926, 1951, 1965, 1997
Mar 1968–Feb 1973 60-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905, 1908
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2002
	Ties: 1902, 1967, 1968, 1978

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/