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Illinois, Climate Division 3. West

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1988 1-Month	22.4°F (-5.3°C)	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
	22.4°F (-5.3°C)	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2006
	Ties: 1999
Dec 1987–Jan 1988 2-Month	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918
	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1981
Nov 1987–Jan 1988 3-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1977
	33.4°F (0.8°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2002
	Ties: 1954, 2020
Oct 1987–Jan 1988 4-Month	37.2°F (2.9°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1977
	37.2°F (2.9°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932
	Ties: 1922
Sep 1987–Jan 1988 5-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1977
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1908, 1981
Aug 1987–Jan 1988 6-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1977
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932
	Ties: 1991
Jul 1987–Jan 1988 7-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1977
Jul 1987–Jan 1988 7-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932
Jun 1987–Jan 1988 8-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1977
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1932
	Ties: 1898, 1953, 1995
May 1987–Jan 1988 9-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918, 1977
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1932
	Ties: 1992, 2022
Apr 1987–Jan 1988 10-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1932
	Ties: 1950
Mar 1987–Jan 1988 11-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1932, 2013, 2017
	Ties: 1923, 1934
Feb 1987–Jan 1988 12-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
Feb 1987–Jan 1988 12-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
Aug 1986–Jan 1988 18-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1905, 1918
Aug 1986–Jan 1988 18-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
Feb 1986–Jan 1988 24-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1932
	Ties: 1922
Feb 1985–Jan 1988 36-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1905
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1933
	Ties: 1922, 1990, 2003, 2020, 2023
Feb 1984–Jan 1988 48-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1905
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1934
	Ties: 1925, 1939, 1944
Feb 1983–Jan 1988 60-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1906, 1907
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1935
	Ties: 1925, 1926, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1959, 2015, 2016, 2018

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings