Divisional Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Division:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Illinois, Climate Division 3. West

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1948

View Period (Months):

All

Download: CSV JSON XML

Record Coolest
Bottom ⅒
Bottom ⅓
Normal
Top ⅓
Top ⅒
Record Warmest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1948 1-Month	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1983
	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1999
Nov–Dec 1948 2-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	2000
	36.9°F (2.7°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1931
	Ties: 1912
Oct–Dec 1948 3-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
	42.1°F (5.6°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1987
Sep–Dec 1948 4-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1923, 1975, 1990
Aug–Dec 1948 5-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1921, 1930, 1933, 1940
Jul–Dec 1948 6-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1975, 2019
Jun–Dec 1948 7-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1976
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1897, 2018, 2019
May–Dec 1948 8-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1931
	Ties: 1962, 1982, 1984, 2019, 2020, 2022
Apr–Dec 1948 9-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1931
	Ties: 1896, 1899
Mar–Dec 1948 10-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1973
Feb–Dec 1948 11-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1955, 2004
Jan–Dec 1948 12-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1957, 1981, 1994
Jul 1947–Dec 1948 18-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1904
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1956, 2011, 2022
Jan 1947–Dec 1948 24-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1979
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1915, 1936, 1981, 2010
Jan 1946–Dec 1948 36-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1905
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2017
	Ties: 1936, 1938, 1957, 1987, 1989, 1991
Jan 1945–Dec 1948 48-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1905
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1934
	Ties: 1916, 2014, 2015
Jan 1944–Dec 1948 60-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1905
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1989, 1999, 2014

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings