Climate at a Glance
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Illinois, Climate Division 3. West
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1938
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1938 1-Month |
29.3°F (-1.5°C) | 28.3°F (-2.1°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1983 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1938 2-Month |
35.8°F (2.1°C) | 34.3°F (1.3°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 2000 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1933 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1922, 1988 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1938 3-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 41.0°F (5.0°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1976 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1899 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1938 4-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 47.3°F (8.5°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1976 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1946 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1938 5-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 52.6°F (11.4°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1976 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 2001 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1938 6-Month |
59.0°F (15.0°C) | 56.4°F (13.6°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1976 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 1931 | ||||
Jun–Dec 1938 7-Month |
60.6°F (15.9°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1976 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 1971 | ||||||
May–Dec 1938 8-Month |
60.8°F (16.0°C) | 59.1°F (15.1°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 2018 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1938 9-Month |
59.9°F (15.5°C) | 58.2°F (14.6°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1954 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1938 10-Month |
58.7°F (14.8°C) | 56.3°F (13.5°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1987 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1938 11-Month |
56.6°F (13.7°C) | 53.8°F (12.1°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1987 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1938 12-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
2.8°F (1.5°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 1937–Dec 1938 18-Month |
54.5°F (12.5°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1904 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1922 | ||||||
Jan 1937–Dec 1938 24-Month |
52.1°F (11.2°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1979 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 1992, 2011 | ||||||
Jan 1936–Dec 1938 36-Month |
52.0°F (11.1°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1905 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1948, 1957, 1987, 1989, 1991 | ||||||
Jan 1935–Dec 1938 48-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1905 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1944 | ||||||
Jan 1934–Dec 1938 60-Month |
52.0°F (11.1°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1905 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1932, 1939, 1955, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2016 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 9, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/