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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, February 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1981 1-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1978
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 2011, 2019
Jan–Feb 1981 2-Month	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1941
Dec 1980–Feb 1981 3-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1978
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1966
Nov 1980–Feb 1981 4-Month	33.5°F (0.8°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1937
Oct 1980–Feb 1981 5-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1946, 1971, 2011
Sep 1980–Feb 1981 6-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1915, 1925, 1960, 1962, 1975, 1993
Aug 1980–Feb 1981 7-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1943, 1987
Jul 1980–Feb 1981 8-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1989, 2019
Jun 1980–Feb 1981 9-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
May 1980–Feb 1981 10-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
Apr 1980–Feb 1981 11-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1918
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1947, 1991, 2004
Mar 1980–Feb 1981 12-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1918
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1898, 1928, 1933, 1941, 1971, 1975, 1990, 2003
Sep 1979–Feb 1981 18-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1905
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1898
Mar 1979–Feb 1981 24-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1905
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2013, 2017
Mar 1978–Feb 1981 36-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2013
	Ties: 1919
Mar 1977–Feb 1981 48-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1980
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1908, 1919, 1971
Mar 1976–Feb 1981 60-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1981
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2020

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/