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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, January 1986

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1986 1-Month	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	3.8°F (2.2°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2006
	Ties: 1975, 2013
Dec 1985–Jan 1986 2-Month	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932
	Ties: 2010
Nov 1985–Jan 1986 3-Month	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2002
	Ties: 1899
Oct 1985–Jan 1986 4-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932
	Ties: 1962
Sep 1985–Jan 1986 5-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932
	Ties: 1897, 1902, 1938, 1951, 1952, 1962
Aug 1985–Jan 1986 6-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1977
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932
	Ties: 1899, 1905, 2001, 2009
Jul 1985–Jan 1986 7-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1977
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932
	Ties: 1925, 2001, 2009
Jun 1985–Jan 1986 8-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932
	Ties: 1925, 1993, 2001, 2010
May 1985–Jan 1986 9-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918, 1977
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932
Apr 1985–Jan 1986 10-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932
	Ties: 1920, 2015
Mar 1985–Jan 1986 11-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932, 2013, 2017
	Ties: 1917, 1967, 1998, 2003
Feb 1985–Jan 1986 12-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932
	Ties: 1896, 1982
Aug 1984–Jan 1986 18-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905, 1918
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1912, 1921, 1945, 1976, 1985, 2009
Feb 1984–Jan 1986 24-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1918
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932
	Ties: 1913, 1928, 1946, 1951, 1983, 2016
Feb 1983–Jan 1986 36-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1905
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1933
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1910, 1913, 1917, 1938, 1973, 1983, 2010
Feb 1982–Jan 1986 48-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1934
	Ties: 1899, 1909, 1929, 1951, 1954, 1965, 1984, 1985
Feb 1981–Jan 1986 60-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1906
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1935
	Ties: 1910, 1911, 1927, 1961, 1974, 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 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/