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Illinois, Climate Division 7. East Southeast

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1956 1-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1925
	60.9°F (16.1°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1963
	Ties: 2007
Sep–Oct 1956 2-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	63.5°F (17.5°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1971, 2016
	Ties: 1986
Aug–Oct 1956 3-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	65.8°F (18.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
	67.2°F (19.6°C)	65.8°F (18.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1947, 2007
	Ties: 1940, 1991, 2002
Jul–Oct 1956 4-Month	69.1°F (20.6°C)	68.4°F (20.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1967
	69.1°F (20.6°C)	68.4°F (20.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1936
	Ties: 1963, 1986
Jun–Oct 1956 5-Month	70.0°F (21.1°C)	69.2°F (20.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	70.0°F (21.1°C)	69.2°F (20.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1936
	Ties: 1955, 1984, 2017
May–Oct 1956 6-Month	69.1°F (20.6°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	69.1°F (20.6°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1936
	Ties: 1930, 2011
Apr–Oct 1956 7-Month	66.5°F (19.2°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1907
	66.5°F (19.2°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2010
	Ties: 1896, 1901, 1906, 1932, 1949, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1985, 1995, 2022
Mar–Oct 1956 8-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	63.5°F (17.5°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1999
Feb–Oct 1956 9-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1934, 1949, 1983, 1995, 2004
Jan–Oct 1956 10-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1979
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1913, 1936, 1964
Dec 1955–Oct 1956 11-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1957, 1990, 2011, 2013
Nov 1955–Oct 1956 12-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1897, 1898, 1975
May 1955–Oct 1956 18-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1950, 1972, 1989, 2004
Nov 1954–Oct 1956 24-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1921, 2001, 2010
Nov 1953–Oct 1956 36-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1979
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1923, 2008
Nov 1952–Oct 1956 48-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1905, 1980
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019
	Ties: 2002, 2012
Nov 1951–Oct 1956 60-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1982
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2020
	Ties: 1957, 2007, 2013

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings