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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 3. West

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1974

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1974 1-Month	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1983
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Nov–Dec 1974 2-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	2000
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
Oct–Dec 1974 3-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1957
Sep–Dec 1974 4-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1895, 1992, 2008
Aug–Dec 1974 5-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1924
Jul–Dec 1974 6-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1896, 1902, 1915, 1919, 1937, 1981
Jun–Dec 1974 7-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1993, 2009, 2014
May–Dec 1974 8-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1904, 1969
Apr–Dec 1974 9-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
Mar–Dec 1974 10-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1928, 1983
Feb–Dec 1974 11-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
	Ties: 1920, 1975
Jan–Dec 1974 12-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
	Ties: 1906, 2003
Jul 1973–Dec 1974 18-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1904
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1928, 2015
Jan 1973–Dec 1974 24-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1979
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1940, 1965, 2003
Jan 1972–Dec 1974 36-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1909, 1924, 1928, 1950, 1983, 1984
Jan 1971–Dec 1974 48-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1905
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1934
	Ties: 1959, 1965, 1976, 1998, 2011
Jan 1970–Dec 1974 60-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1905
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1934
	Ties: 1913, 1916, 1965, 1984

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/