Climate at a Glance
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Illinois, Climate Division 3. West
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1978 1-Month |
27.1°F (-2.7°C) | 28.3°F (-2.1°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.6°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1983 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1978 2-Month |
34.4°F (1.3°C) | 34.2°F (1.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 2000 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1978 3-Month |
40.4°F (4.7°C) | 41.0°F (5.0°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1942, 1961, 1992 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1978 4-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 47.2°F (8.4°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1970, 1986 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1978 5-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 52.5°F (11.4°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 1963, 2002 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1978 6-Month |
56.5°F (13.6°C) | 56.4°F (13.6°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1978 7-Month |
58.7°F (14.8°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1944, 1964, 1986 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1978 8-Month |
59.0°F (15.0°C) | 59.1°F (15.1°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1916, 1983, 1990, 2004 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1978 9-Month |
58.2°F (14.6°C) | 58.2°F (14.6°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1901 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1978 10-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 56.3°F (13.5°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1929, 1995, 2009 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1978 11-Month |
52.0°F (11.1°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1917 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1978 12-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1977–Dec 1978 18-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 52.9°F (11.6°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1904 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan 1977–Dec 1978 24-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1979 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1925, 1967, 1980 | ||||||
|
Jan 1976–Dec 1978 36-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1905 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1918 | ||||||
|
Jan 1975–Dec 1978 48-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1919, 1920, 1926, 1927, 1963, 1972, 1982 | ||||||
|
Jan 1974–Dec 1978 60-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1918, 1971, 1972, 1996 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/