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Illinois, Climate Division 7. East Southeast

Average Temperature Rankings, August 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1981 1-Month	72.6°F (22.6°C)	74.2°F (23.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1915
	72.6°F (22.6°C)	74.2°F (23.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1947
	Ties: 1965
Jul–Aug 1981 2-Month	74.3°F (23.5°C)	75.3°F (24.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1915
	74.3°F (23.5°C)	75.3°F (24.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1936
	Ties: 1897, 1951, 1961, 2000, 2017
Jun–Aug 1981 3-Month	74.2°F (23.4°C)	74.3°F (23.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1927
	74.2°F (23.4°C)	74.3°F (23.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1936
	Ties: 1909, 1923, 1939, 1977, 2019
May–Aug 1981 4-Month	70.4°F (21.3°C)	71.6°F (22.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1915
	70.4°F (21.3°C)	71.6°F (22.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1936
	Ties: 1935, 1985, 1989
Apr–Aug 1981 5-Month	68.1°F (20.1°C)	67.8°F (19.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1907
	68.1°F (20.1°C)	67.8°F (19.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2010
	Ties: 1918, 1919, 2021
Mar–Aug 1981 6-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1960
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1943, 2003, 2009, 2020
Feb–Aug 1981 7-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1941, 1974
Jan–Aug 1981 8-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1978
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1956
Dec 1980–Aug 1981 9-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1909, 1935, 1972, 1974, 1975
Nov 1980–Aug 1981 10-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1908, 1989, 2019
Oct 1980–Aug 1981 11-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1966, 2013
Sep 1980–Aug 1981 12-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1937, 1947, 1962, 1966, 1985
Mar 1980–Aug 1981 18-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1913, 1965
Sep 1979–Aug 1981 24-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1937, 1945, 1966
Sep 1978–Aug 1981 36-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1917
Sep 1977–Aug 1981 48-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1980
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1906
Sep 1976–Aug 1981 60-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1906	1906, 1981, 1982
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2020
	Ties: 1906, 1982

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings