Climate at a Glance
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Illinois, Climate Division 8. Southwest
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1988
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1988 1-Month |
66.1°F (18.9°C) | 65.1°F (18.4°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917, 1924 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 1932 | ||||||
Apr–May 1988 2-Month |
60.9°F (16.1°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1907 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1903, 1914, 1933, 2005, 2016 | ||||||
Mar–May 1988 3-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1960 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1973, 1992 | ||||||
Feb–May 1988 4-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 50.0°F (10.0°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1978 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1965, 1970 | ||||||
Jan–May 1988 5-Month |
45.6°F (7.6°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1978 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1987–May 1988 6-Month |
44.3°F (6.8°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1978 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1965 | ||||||
Nov 1987–May 1988 7-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 44.4°F (6.9°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1978 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1983, 1990, 2018, 2019 | ||||||
Oct 1987–May 1988 8-Month |
45.8°F (7.7°C) | 45.9°F (7.7°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1978 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1910, 1931 | ||||||
Sep 1987–May 1988 9-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1978 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1937, 1943, 1956, 1962, 1965, 1966 | ||||||
Aug 1987–May 1988 10-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1978 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1989, 2009, 2010 | ||||||
Jul 1987–May 1988 11-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 53.8°F (12.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1918 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1911, 1989, 1990, 2003 | ||||||
Jun 1987–May 1988 12-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904, 1918 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1909, 1949, 1950, 1986 | ||||||
Dec 1986–May 1988 18-Month |
52.7°F (11.5°C) | 51.7°F (10.9°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1979 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2019 | ||||||
Jun 1986–May 1988 24-Month |
56.3°F (13.5°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1905, 1978 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1987, 1991, 2003 | ||||||
Jun 1985–May 1988 36-Month |
56.1°F (13.4°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1979 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1987, 1989, 1991 | ||||||
Jun 1984–May 1988 48-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1980 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1939, 1944, 1989, 1991, 2004, 2010, 2011 | ||||||
Jun 1983–May 1988 60-Month |
55.7°F (13.2°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1979, 1980, 1981 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 1954 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 20, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/