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Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Illinois, Climate Division 7. East Southeast

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1966

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1966 1-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	63.2°F (17.3°C)	-3.9°F (-2.1°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1924
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2018
	Ties: 1925
Apr–May 1966 2-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	-3.2°F (-1.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1907
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1896
	Ties: 1904, 1920
Mar–May 1966 3-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1960
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2012
	Ties: 2013
Feb–May 1966 4-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1978
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2012
	Ties: 1968
Jan–May 1966 5-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1978
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1905
Dec 1965–May 1966 6-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1978
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2012
	Ties: 1923, 2001, 2015
Nov 1965–May 1966 7-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1978
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1930, 1959, 1964
Oct 1965–May 1966 8-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1978
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2012
	Ties: 1943, 1962, 1973, 1981
Sep 1965–May 1966 9-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1978
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1959, 1967, 2003
Aug 1965–May 1966 10-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1978
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1929, 1943, 1952, 1967
Jul 1965–May 1966 11-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1904
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2012
	Ties: 1917, 1930, 1947, 2001
Jun 1965–May 1966 12-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1904
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2012
	Ties: 1906, 1947, 1952, 1961, 2001
Dec 1964–May 1966 18-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1979
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1927
Jun 1964–May 1966 24-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1905, 1978
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1910, 1916, 1928, 1937
Jun 1963–May 1966 36-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1979
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2018
	Ties: 1898, 1958, 1998
Jun 1962–May 1966 48-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1980
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2019
	Ties: 1901, 1910, 1928, 1931, 1972, 1973, 1984, 1985, 1997
Jun 1961–May 1966 60-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1981
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2020
	Ties: 1910, 1911, 1914, 1921, 1960, 1965, 1973

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/