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Illinois, Climate Division 7. East Southeast

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1972 1-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-3.1°F (-1.8°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1925
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-3.1°F (-1.8°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1963
	Ties: 1993
Sep–Oct 1972 2-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1971, 2016
	Ties: 1904, 1924, 1968, 1980, 1995
Aug–Oct 1972 3-Month	65.1°F (18.4°C)	65.8°F (18.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
	65.1°F (18.4°C)	65.8°F (18.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1947, 2007
	Ties: 1937, 1948
Jul–Oct 1972 4-Month	67.5°F (19.7°C)	68.4°F (20.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1967
	67.5°F (19.7°C)	68.4°F (20.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1936
	Ties: 1905, 1918, 1937, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2006
Jun–Oct 1972 5-Month	68.0°F (20.0°C)	69.2°F (20.7°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	68.0°F (20.0°C)	69.2°F (20.7°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1936
	Ties: 1923, 1927, 1966, 2003
May–Oct 1972 6-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	67.4°F (19.7°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1936
	Ties: 1935, 1951, 1961, 1990, 2014
Apr–Oct 1972 7-Month	65.3°F (18.5°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907
	65.3°F (18.5°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2010
	Ties: 1902, 1937, 1993, 1996
Mar–Oct 1972 8-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1989
Feb–Oct 1972 9-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 2003
Jan–Oct 1972 10-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1979
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1963, 2015
Dec 1971–Oct 1972 11-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1959
Nov 1971–Oct 1972 12-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1950, 1976
May 1971–Oct 1972 18-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1950, 1956, 1989, 2004
Nov 1970–Oct 1972 24-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1898, 1909, 1911, 1919, 1941, 1946, 1996
Nov 1969–Oct 1972 36-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1908, 1909, 1958, 1977
Nov 1968–Oct 1972 48-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905, 1980
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2019
	Ties: 1913, 1917, 1927, 1960, 1962, 1966
Nov 1967–Oct 1972 60-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1982
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2020
	Ties: 1909, 1928, 1963

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings