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Illinois, Climate Division 8. Southwest

Average Temperature Rankings, July 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
July 1956 1-Month	77.0°F (25.0°C)	77.9°F (25.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	2014
	77.0°F (25.0°C)	77.9°F (25.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1976, 2021
Jun–Jul 1956 2-Month	75.6°F (24.2°C)	76.0°F (24.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1904, 1927
	75.6°F (24.2°C)	76.0°F (24.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1916, 1938, 1948, 1963, 1968
May–Jul 1956 3-Month	72.7°F (22.6°C)	72.3°F (22.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1924
	72.7°F (22.6°C)	72.3°F (22.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1916, 1957, 1975, 2006
Apr–Jul 1956 4-Month	67.9°F (19.9°C)	68.0°F (20.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	67.9°F (19.9°C)	68.0°F (20.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1906, 1915, 1918, 1994, 2014
Mar–Jul 1956 5-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	63.3°F (17.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1960
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	63.3°F (17.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1945, 1962
Feb–Jul 1956 6-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1947
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1919, 1936, 1942, 1962
Jan–Jul 1956 7-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 2021
Dec 1955–Jul 1956 8-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1978
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1923, 1964, 1965, 1966, 2008
Nov 1955–Jul 1956 9-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904, 1912
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1962, 1994
Oct 1955–Jul 1956 10-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904, 1912
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1900, 2015
Sep 1955–Jul 1956 11-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1944, 1962, 1967
Aug 1955–Jul 1956 12-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1983
Feb 1955–Jul 1956 18-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918, 1979
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1949, 2004
Aug 1954–Jul 1956 24-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1923, 1943, 2001, 2002
Aug 1953–Jul 1956 36-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1979
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 2002, 2020
Aug 1952–Jul 1956 48-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1980
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019
	Ties: 1957, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2017
Aug 1951–Jul 1956 60-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1906, 1980
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2020
	Ties: 2003, 2007, 2010, 2016

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings