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Illinois, Climate Division 8. Southwest

Average Temperature Rankings, August 1942

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1942 1-Month	74.5°F (23.6°C)	76.0°F (24.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1915
	74.5°F (23.6°C)	76.0°F (24.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1936
	Ties: 2008, 2020
Jul–Aug 1942 2-Month	76.4°F (24.7°C)	76.9°F (24.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1967
	76.4°F (24.7°C)	76.9°F (24.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1936
	Ties: 1902, 1908, 1948, 1960, 1962, 2015, 2017
Jun–Aug 1942 3-Month	75.6°F (24.2°C)	75.9°F (24.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1915, 1927
	75.6°F (24.2°C)	75.9°F (24.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1936
	Ties: 1935, 1948, 1966, 2000
May–Aug 1942 4-Month	72.8°F (22.7°C)	73.2°F (22.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1967
	72.8°F (22.7°C)	73.2°F (22.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1936
	Ties: 1923, 1984
Apr–Aug 1942 5-Month	69.9°F (21.1°C)	69.6°F (20.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1907
	69.9°F (21.1°C)	69.6°F (20.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2010
	Ties: 1948, 1949, 1970, 2000
Mar–Aug 1942 6-Month	66.1°F (18.9°C)	65.5°F (18.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1904
	66.1°F (18.9°C)	65.5°F (18.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1985, 2020
Feb–Aug 1942 7-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1904
	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1983
Jan–Aug 1942 8-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1912
Jan–Aug 1942 8-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
Dec 1941–Aug 1942 9-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1904
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1913, 2004
Nov 1941–Aug 1942 10-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1904
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1913, 1931, 2019
Oct 1941–Aug 1942 11-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1904
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1976
Sep 1941–Aug 1942 12-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1904
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1957, 1974, 2010, 2011
Mar 1941–Aug 1942 18-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1904
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1914, 1935, 2020
Sep 1940–Aug 1942 24-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1979
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1939, 2020
Sep 1939–Aug 1942 36-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1979
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1940, 2003
Sep 1938–Aug 1942 48-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1980
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2019
	Ties: 1923, 1924, 1937, 1944, 1954, 1988, 2011
Sep 1937–Aug 1942 60-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1906
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2020
	Ties: 1923, 1932, 1938, 2000, 2015

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings