Climate at a Glance
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Illinois, Climate Division 8. Southwest
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1978
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1978 1-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 65.1°F (18.4°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917, 1924 |
89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1995 | ||||||
Apr–May 1978 2-Month |
60.4°F (15.8°C) | 60.1°F (15.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1907 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 1956, 1958 | ||||||
Mar–May 1978 3-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1960 |
102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2013 | ||||||
Feb–May 1978 4-Month |
45.3°F (7.4°C) | 49.9°F (9.9°C) |
-4.6°F (-2.5°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
128th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–May 1978 5-Month |
40.5°F (4.7°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
-5.7°F (-3.2°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
128th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1977–May 1978 6-Month |
39.0°F (3.9°C) | 44.2°F (6.8°C) |
-5.2°F (-2.9°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1977–May 1978 7-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
-4.3°F (-2.4°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1977–May 1978 8-Month |
41.9°F (5.5°C) | 46.0°F (7.8°C) |
-4.1°F (-2.3°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 1977–May 1978 9-Month |
45.1°F (7.3°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
-3.4°F (-1.9°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Aug 1977–May 1978 10-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.7°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 1977–May 1978 11-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
-2.7°F (-1.5°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1918 |
126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 1977–May 1978 12-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1904, 1918 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1977 | ||||||
Dec 1976–May 1978 18-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 51.7°F (10.9°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1979 |
122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1904 | ||||||
Jun 1976–May 1978 24-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1905 | 1905, 1978 |
126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1905 | ||||||
Jun 1975–May 1978 36-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1979 |
119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
Jun 1974–May 1978 48-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1980 |
118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1981 | ||||||
Jun 1973–May 1978 60-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1979, 1980, 1981 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published July 2022, retrieved on August 8, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/