Climate at a Glance
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Illinois, Climate Division 8. Southwest
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1981 1-Month |
60.3°F (15.7°C) | 65.1°F (18.4°C) |
-4.8°F (-2.7°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1924 | 1917, 1924 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1981 2-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 60.1°F (15.6°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1907 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1963 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1981 3-Month |
55.7°F (13.2°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1960 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 1972 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1981 4-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 49.9°F (9.9°C) |
1.1°F (0.7°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1978 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1985, 2019, 2020 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1981 5-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1978 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1950, 1957, 1995, 2010 | ||||||
|
Dec 1980–May 1981 6-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1978 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1990 | ||||||
|
Nov 1980–May 1981 7-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1978 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 1965, 1989 | ||||||
|
Oct 1980–May 1981 8-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 46.0°F (7.8°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1978 |
| 66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1948 | ||||||
|
Sep 1980–May 1981 9-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1978 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1908, 1967, 1985, 1990, 2009, 2010, 2011 | ||||||
|
Aug 1980–May 1981 10-Month |
52.1°F (11.2°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1978 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1948, 1986 | ||||||
|
Jul 1980–May 1981 11-Month |
54.8°F (12.7°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1957, 2005 | ||||||
|
Jun 1980–May 1981 12-Month |
56.4°F (13.6°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
1.1°F (0.7°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1904, 1918 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1938, 1957, 2008 | ||||||
|
Dec 1979–May 1981 18-Month |
51.8°F (11.0°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1979 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1910, 1920, 1926, 1949, 1990, 2010 | ||||||
|
Jun 1979–May 1981 24-Month |
55.3°F (12.9°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1905, 1978 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1911, 1916, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1948, 1958, 1966 | ||||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1981 36-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1979 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1901, 1930, 1952, 1961 | ||||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1981 48-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1980 |
| 116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1978 | ||||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1981 60-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1979, 1980, 1981 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1979, 1980 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 7, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/