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Illinois, Climate Division 3. West

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1896 1-Month	33.8°F (1.0°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	5.5°F (3.1°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1983
	33.8°F (1.0°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	5.5°F (3.1°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1946, 1984
Nov–Dec 1896 2-Month	35.8°F (2.1°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	2000
	35.8°F (2.1°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1922, 1938, 1988
Oct–Dec 1896 3-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	40.6°F (4.8°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1924, 1980, 1991
Sep–Dec 1896 4-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1931
	Ties: 1955, 2014
Aug–Dec 1896 5-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
Aug–Dec 1896 5-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1931
Jul–Dec 1896 6-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1902, 1915, 1919, 1937, 1974, 1981
Jun–Dec 1896 7-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1931
	Ties: 1937, 1943
May–Dec 1896 8-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1901, 1955
Apr–Dec 1896 9-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1931
	Ties: 1899, 1948
Mar–Dec 1896 10-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1990, 2022
Feb–Dec 1896 11-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1959, 1964, 2002
Jan–Dec 1896 12-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1914, 2010
Jul 1895–Dec 1896 18-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1904
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1935, 1936, 1947, 1984, 2001
Jan 1895–Dec 1896 24-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1979
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1913, 1943, 1945, 1989

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings