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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, April 1979

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1979 1-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	2018
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2010
	Ties: 1966
Mar–Apr 1979 2-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1960
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1931
Feb–Apr 1979 3-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	39.5°F (4.2°C)	-5.0°F (-2.8°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1899
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1904
Jan–Apr 1979 4-Month	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	-7.2°F (-4.0°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1912
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
Dec 1978–Apr 1979 5-Month	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	-6.0°F (-3.3°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Nov 1978–Apr 1979 6-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	-4.7°F (-2.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1904, 1912, 1978
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Oct 1978–Apr 1979 7-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-4.4°F (-2.4°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Sep 1978–Apr 1979 8-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	-3.3°F (-1.8°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1904, 1978
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Aug 1978–Apr 1979 9-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1977
Jul 1978–Apr 1979 10-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1904
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Jun 1978–Apr 1979 11-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1904
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1977
May 1978–Apr 1979 12-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
	Ties: 1899
Nov 1977–Apr 1979 18-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
May 1977–Apr 1979 24-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1905
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
May 1976–Apr 1979 36-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
May 1975–Apr 1979 48-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1980
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1935
May 1974–Apr 1979 60-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1906	1906, 1979
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1935
	Ties: 1906

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/