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Illinois, Climate Division 8. Southwest

Average Temperature Rankings, August 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 2003 1-Month	77.9°F (25.5°C)	76.0°F (24.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1915
	77.9°F (25.5°C)	76.0°F (24.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1936
	Ties: 1934, 2011, 2016
Jul–Aug 2003 2-Month	77.7°F (25.4°C)	77.0°F (25.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1967
	77.7°F (25.4°C)	77.0°F (25.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1936
	Ties: 1909
Jun–Aug 2003 3-Month	74.9°F (23.8°C)	75.9°F (24.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1915, 1927
	74.9°F (23.8°C)	75.9°F (24.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1936
	Ties: 1946, 1965, 1989
May–Aug 2003 4-Month	72.3°F (22.4°C)	73.2°F (22.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1967
	72.3°F (22.4°C)	73.2°F (22.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1936
	Ties: 1966, 2009
Apr–Aug 2003 5-Month	69.3°F (20.7°C)	69.7°F (20.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1907
	69.3°F (20.7°C)	69.7°F (20.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2010
	Ties: 1909, 1960, 1983, 2020
Mar–Aug 2003 6-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	65.5°F (18.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1904
	65.5°F (18.6°C)	65.5°F (18.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1949, 2009
Feb–Aug 2003 7-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1904
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1937
Jan–Aug 2003 8-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1912
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1910, 1950, 1994
Dec 2002–Aug 2003 9-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1904
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1926, 1997
Nov 2002–Aug 2003 10-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1926, 1945, 1948, 1994, 2001
Oct 2002–Aug 2003 11-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1904
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1994
Sep 2002–Aug 2003 12-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1904
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1950, 1989
Mar 2002–Aug 2003 18-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1904
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1952
Sep 2001–Aug 2003 24-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1979
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1956
Sep 2000–Aug 2003 36-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1979
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1942
Sep 1999–Aug 2003 48-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1980
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2019
	Ties: 1922, 1936, 2010
Sep 1998–Aug 2003 60-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1906
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 2010, 2016

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings