Climate at a Glance
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Illinois, Climate Division 8. Southwest
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1997
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1997 1-Month |
61.0°F (16.1°C) | 65.1°F (18.4°C) |
-4.1°F (-2.3°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917, 1924 |
121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1945, 1954 | ||||||
Apr–May 1997 2-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 60.1°F (15.6°C) |
-4.3°F (-2.4°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1961 | 1907 |
126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 1896 | ||||
Mar–May 1997 3-Month |
53.3°F (11.8°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1960 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1928 | ||||||
Feb–May 1997 4-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 49.9°F (9.9°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1978 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1933 | ||||||
Jan–May 1997 5-Month |
45.5°F (7.5°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1978 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1913, 1923, 1926, 2003 | ||||||
Dec 1996–May 1997 6-Month |
44.0°F (6.7°C) | 44.2°F (6.8°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1978 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1923 | ||||||
Nov 1996–May 1997 7-Month |
43.3°F (6.3°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1978 |
99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1971, 1993, 2001 | ||||||
Oct 1996–May 1997 8-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 45.9°F (7.7°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1978 |
99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1917, 1993, 1994 | ||||||
Sep 1996–May 1997 9-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1978 |
101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1917, 1993 | ||||||
Aug 1996–May 1997 10-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1978 |
102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1994 | ||||||
Jul 1996–May 1997 11-Month |
52.5°F (11.4°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1918 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1963 | ||||||
Jun 1996–May 1997 12-Month |
54.3°F (12.4°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1904, 1918 |
109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1963, 1982 | ||||||
Dec 1995–May 1997 18-Month |
50.6°F (10.3°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1979 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1969, 1971 | ||||||
Jun 1995–May 1997 24-Month |
54.5°F (12.5°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1905, 1978 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1912 | ||||||
Jun 1994–May 1997 36-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1979 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1917, 1928, 1931, 1953, 1985 | ||||||
Jun 1993–May 1997 48-Month |
55.0°F (12.8°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1980 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1912, 1914, 1931, 1952, 1960, 1972, 1973, 1983 | ||||||
Jun 1992–May 1997 60-Month |
54.8°F (12.7°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1979, 1980, 1981 |
107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1909, 1919, 1964, 1969 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 9, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/