Climate at a Glance
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Illinois, Climate Division 8. Southwest
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1973 1-Month |
61.6°F (16.4°C) | 65.1°F (18.4°C) |
-3.5°F (-2.0°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917, 1924 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1973 2-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.5°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1961 | 1907 |
| 116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1910 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1973 3-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1960 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1941, 1988, 1992 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1973 4-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 49.9°F (9.9°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1978 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1948, 1972, 2002 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1973 5-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1978 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1945 | ||||||
|
Dec 1972–May 1973 6-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 44.2°F (6.8°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1907, 1975 | ||||||
|
Nov 1972–May 1973 7-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1913, 1947, 1956, 1962 | ||||||
|
Oct 1972–May 1973 8-Month |
45.3°F (7.4°C) | 46.0°F (7.8°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2015 | ||||||
|
Sep 1972–May 1973 9-Month |
48.1°F (8.9°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1944 | ||||||
|
Aug 1972–May 1973 10-Month |
50.8°F (10.4°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1961, 1971 | ||||||
|
Jul 1972–May 1973 11-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1918 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1996 | ||||||
|
Jun 1972–May 1973 12-Month |
54.6°F (12.6°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904, 1918 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1917, 1920, 2015 | ||||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1973 18-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 51.7°F (10.9°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1979 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1928, 1944, 1993, 1996, 2009 | ||||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1973 24-Month |
55.7°F (13.2°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905, 1978 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 1949, 1965, 1975, 1989 | ||||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1973 36-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1979 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1925, 1927, 1967, 1975, 1986 | ||||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1973 48-Month |
55.0°F (12.8°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1980 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1912, 1914, 1931, 1952, 1960, 1972, 1983, 1997 | ||||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1973 60-Month |
54.9°F (12.7°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1979, 1980, 1981 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1918, 1930, 1961, 1984 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/