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Illinois, Climate Division 3. West

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1986

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1986 1-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1960
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
Feb–Mar 1986 2-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1899
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 2007
Jan–Mar 1986 3-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1912
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1944
Dec 1985–Mar 1986 4-Month	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1906, 1916, 1943, 1971, 2008
Nov 1985–Mar 1986 5-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1948
Oct 1985–Mar 1986 6-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912, 1978
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1906, 1993
Sep 1985–Mar 1986 7-Month	39.1°F (3.9°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1944, 1959
Aug 1985–Mar 1986 8-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1978
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1920
Jul 1985–Mar 1986 9-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1978
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1926, 1965
Jun 1985–Mar 1986 10-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1904
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932, 2012, 2017
May 1985–Mar 1986 11-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918, 1977
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1926, 1930, 1959, 1997
Apr 1985–Mar 1986 12-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1920
Oct 1984–Mar 1986 18-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1979
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1941, 1983, 1993
Apr 1984–Mar 1986 24-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1927, 1985, 1998
Apr 1983–Mar 1986 36-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1979
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2018
	Ties: 1968, 1972, 1982, 2010, 2016
Apr 1982–Mar 1986 48-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1980
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1935
	Ties: 1914, 1951
Apr 1981–Mar 1986 60-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1906
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1935
	Ties: 1902, 1913, 1918, 1928, 1965

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/