Statewide Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Illinois

Average Temperature Rankings, August 1956

View Period (Months):

All

Download: CSV JSON XML

Record Coolest

Bottom ⅒

Bottom ⅓

Normal

Top ⅓

Top ⅒

Record Warmest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1956 1-Month	74.0°F (23.3°C)	73.4°F (23.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1915
	74.0°F (23.3°C)	73.4°F (23.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1947
	Ties: 1922, 1940, 1968
Jul–Aug 1956 2-Month	74.0°F (23.3°C)	74.5°F (23.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
	74.0°F (23.3°C)	74.5°F (23.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1936
	Ties: 1964, 1984
Jun–Aug 1956 3-Month	73.7°F (23.2°C)	73.5°F (23.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
	73.7°F (23.2°C)	73.5°F (23.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1936
	Ties: 1898, 1964, 2019
May–Aug 1956 4-Month	71.3°F (21.8°C)	70.6°F (21.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
	71.3°F (21.8°C)	70.6°F (21.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1936
	Ties: 1931, 1993, 2001
Apr–Aug 1956 5-Month	67.0°F (19.4°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	67.0°F (19.4°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1934
	Ties: 1916, 1981, 1985
Mar–Aug 1956 6-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1950, 1960
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1974, 2003
Feb–Aug 1956 7-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
Feb–Aug 1956 7-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
Jan–Aug 1956 8-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1959, 1974
Dec 1955–Aug 1956 9-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1909, 1937, 1975
Nov 1955–Aug 1956 10-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1906, 1910, 1950, 1965, 1967, 2003
Oct 1955–Aug 1956 11-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
Oct 1955–Aug 1956 11-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
Sep 1955–Aug 1956 12-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1943
Mar 1955–Aug 1956 18-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1923, 1986
Sep 1954–Aug 1956 24-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1905
	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1943, 1949, 1953, 2019
Sep 1953–Aug 1956 36-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1979
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1954, 1988
Sep 1952–Aug 1956 48-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1905
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019
	Ties: 1957
Sep 1951–Aug 1956 60-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1906
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2020
	Ties: 2001, 2005, 2010, 2016, 2018

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings