Climate at a Glance
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Illinois, Climate Division 3. West
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1981 1-Month |
26.2°F (-3.2°C) | 28.3°F (-2.1°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.1°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1983 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1964, 1969 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month |
34.9°F (1.6°C) | 34.2°F (1.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 2000 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1931 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month |
40.7°F (4.8°C) | 41.0°F (5.0°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1976 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1905 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 47.3°F (8.5°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 52.5°F (11.4°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1904, 1909, 1942, 2009 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 56.5°F (13.6°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1902, 1915, 1919, 1937, 1974 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1961 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1981 8-Month |
58.0°F (14.4°C) | 59.1°F (15.1°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.7°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1993, 2014 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 58.2°F (14.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1931 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month |
56.3°F (13.5°C) | 56.3°F (13.5°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1917 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1923, 1975, 2002 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1957, 1994 | ||||||
|
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1904 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1919, 1964, 2004 | ||||||
|
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month |
51.3°F (10.7°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1979 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1936, 1948, 2010 | ||||||
|
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1905 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1925, 1961, 1967, 1996 | ||||||
|
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1905 |
| 118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1918 | ||||||
|
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1905 |
| 116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1970, 1997 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/