Climate at a Glance
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Illinois, Climate Division 3. West
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1979
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1979 1-Month |
33.1°F (0.6°C) | 28.3°F (-2.1°C) |
4.8°F (2.7°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1983 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month |
36.4°F (2.4°C) | 34.3°F (1.3°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 2000 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1899 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1979 3-Month |
42.4°F (5.8°C) | 41.0°F (5.0°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1976 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1915, 1954, 1973 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1979 4-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 47.3°F (8.5°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1976 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1930, 2020 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1979 5-Month |
53.3°F (11.8°C) | 52.6°F (11.4°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1976 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 1960, 1987, 1988 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1979 6-Month |
56.7°F (13.7°C) | 56.4°F (13.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1976 |
62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1960 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1979 7-Month |
58.9°F (14.9°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1976 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1912, 1959 | ||||||
May–Dec 1979 8-Month |
59.4°F (15.2°C) | 59.1°F (15.1°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1917 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1920, 1957, 1963, 1970, 1986 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 58.2°F (14.6°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 1960, 1982, 1990 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1979 10-Month |
56.2°F (13.4°C) | 56.3°F (13.5°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1917 |
72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1895, 1897, 1910, 1947 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month |
52.6°F (11.4°C) | 53.8°F (12.1°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1917 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1907 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1979 12-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.3°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1917 |
122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 1978–Dec 1979 18-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.9°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 1926, 1977 | ||||||
Jan 1978–Dec 1979 24-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1979 |
126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
Jan 1977–Dec 1979 36-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1905 | 1905 |
122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
Jan 1976–Dec 1979 48-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1906 | 1905 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1906 | ||||||
Jan 1975–Dec 1979 60-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1907 | 1905 |
119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1982 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 17, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/