Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Illinois, Climate Division 8. Southwest
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1972 1-Month |
65.9°F (18.8°C) | 65.1°F (18.4°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917, 1924 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1913 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1972 2-Month |
60.8°F (16.0°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1907 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1895, 1927, 1967, 1975, 2003 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1972 3-Month |
55.7°F (13.2°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1960 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 1981 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1972 4-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 50.0°F (10.0°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1948, 1973, 2002 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1972 5-Month |
46.5°F (8.1°C) | 46.1°F (7.8°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1934, 1941, 1965 | ||||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month |
45.8°F (7.7°C) | 44.2°F (6.8°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1939, 1967, 1974 | ||||||
|
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month |
45.8°F (7.7°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month |
48.1°F (8.9°C) | 46.0°F (7.8°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1932 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1974, 1976 | ||||||
|
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 1932 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1942, 1954, 1992 | ||||||
|
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month |
55.0°F (12.8°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1987 | ||||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1904, 1918 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1922 | ||||||
|
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month |
52.3°F (11.3°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1979 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1938, 1998, 2004 | ||||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905, 1978 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1946, 1950, 1974, 1986 | ||||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1979 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1959, 1965, 1983, 1994, 1996, 1998 | ||||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month |
55.0°F (12.8°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1980 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1912, 1914, 1931, 1952, 1960, 1973, 1983, 1997 | ||||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month |
54.6°F (12.6°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.3°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1979, 1980, 1981 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1920, 1962, 1963, 1983 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/