Illinois, Climate Division 7. East Southeast, Average Temperature Rankings, April 1970 1901-2000 Degrees Fahrenheit 1 54.9 52.8 2.1 92 38 1907 2010 1969 1967 top-third 1895,1912,1922 2 46.6 47.2 -0.6 51 79 1926 2012 1969 1968 normal 1953,2019 3 40.8 42.0 -1.2 41 89 1978 2012 1969 1969 bottom-third 1928,1969,1984 4 35.4 38.4 -3.0 15 115 1978 2012 1960 1969 bottom-third 1960 5 34.0 37.1 -3.1 13 116 1978 2012 1936 1969 bottom-tenth 6 34.9 37.9 -3.0 12 117 1978 2012 1951 1969 bottom-tenth 7 37.7 40.5 -2.8 12 117 1978 2012 1936 1969 bottom-tenth 1982 8 41.2 43.8 -2.6 10 119 1904,1918,1978 2017 1936 1969 bottom-tenth 1979 9 44.7 47.2 -2.5 8 121 1918 2017 1936 1969 bottom-tenth 1936 10 48.0 50.1 -2.1 13 116 1918 2012 1968 1969 bottom-tenth 1905 11 50.1 52.2 -2.1 10 119 1904,1918 2012 1951 1969 bottom-tenth 1912 12 51.2 53.1 -1.9 13 116 1918 2012 1968 1969 bottom-tenth 18 46.4 48.0 -1.6 9 119 1905,1979 2017 1918 1969 bottom-tenth 24 51.7 53.1 -1.4 8 120 1978 2017 1969 1968 bottom-tenth 1904 36 51.4 53.0 -1.6 5 122 1979 2018 1918 1969 bottom-tenth 1905 48 51.8 53.0 -1.2 6 120 1980 2019 1907 1969 bottom-tenth 1971 60 52.1 53.0 -0.9 9 116 1981 2020 1920 1969 bottom-tenth 1920,1971