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Illinois, Climate Division 5. East

Average Temperature Rankings, August 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1956 1-Month	72.4°F (22.4°C)	72.1°F (22.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1915
August 1956 1-Month	72.4°F (22.4°C)	72.1°F (22.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1947
Jul–Aug 1956 2-Month	72.4°F (22.4°C)	73.3°F (22.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
	72.4°F (22.4°C)	73.3°F (22.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1936
	Ties: 1905, 1910, 1972, 2000
Jun–Aug 1956 3-Month	72.5°F (22.5°C)	72.3°F (22.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
	72.5°F (22.5°C)	72.3°F (22.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1936
	Ties: 1922, 1966, 1968
May–Aug 1956 4-Month	70.0°F (21.1°C)	69.5°F (20.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
	70.0°F (21.1°C)	69.5°F (20.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1934
	Ties: 1970, 2006, 2019
Apr–Aug 1956 5-Month	65.7°F (18.7°C)	65.5°F (18.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	65.7°F (18.7°C)	65.5°F (18.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1991
	Ties: 1901, 1965, 1975, 2000, 2020
Mar–Aug 1956 6-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.0°F (16.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.0°F (16.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1895, 1905, 1908, 1929, 1939, 1963, 1968, 2003
Feb–Aug 1956 7-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1941, 1945, 1948
Jan–Aug 1956 8-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904, 1912
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1914, 1974
Dec 1955–Aug 1956 9-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1974, 2011
Nov 1955–Aug 1956 10-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1928, 2001
Oct 1955–Aug 1956 11-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1909, 1923, 1943, 1989
Sep 1955–Aug 1956 12-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
	50.3°F (10.2°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1980, 1989
Mar 1955–Aug 1956 18-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1957, 2004, 2019
Sep 1954–Aug 1956 24-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1905
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1914, 2019
Sep 1953–Aug 1956 36-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1904
Sep 1953–Aug 1956 36-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
Sep 1952–Aug 1956 48-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1905
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019
	Ties: 2005, 2022
Sep 1951–Aug 1956 60-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1906
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2020
	Ties: 2005, 2010, 2016, 2018

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings