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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Illinois

Average Temperature Rankings, November 1978

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
November 1978 1-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2001
	Ties: 1914, 1946, 1948
Oct–Nov 1978 2-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1963, 2016
	Ties: 1908, 2006
Sep–Nov 1978 3-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1914
Aug–Nov 1978 4-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2016
	Ties: 1958, 2003
Jul–Nov 1978 5-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1933, 1944, 1956, 1988, 1990, 2002, 2012
Jun–Nov 1978 6-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	63.7°F (17.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1931
	Ties: 1984, 1990
May–Nov 1978 7-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917, 1976
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1934, 2016
	Ties: 1970, 1986, 1994, 2000
Apr–Nov 1978 8-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1907
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2010, 2016
	Ties: 1896, 1942, 1948, 1962, 1985
Mar–Nov 1978 9-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1916, 1945
Feb–Nov 1978 10-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1923, 1926, 1929, 1958, 1960
Jan–Nov 1978 11-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1904, 1979
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1895
Dec 1977–Nov 1978 12-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1904
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
Jun 1977–Nov 1978 18-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012, 2016
Dec 1976–Nov 1978 24-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1979
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1980
Dec 1975–Nov 1978 36-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1905
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1907, 1912
Dec 1974–Nov 1978 48-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1905
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2007, 2018
	Ties: 1912, 1917, 1969
Dec 1973–Nov 1978 60-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2002, 2020
	Ties: 1929, 1962, 1971

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/