Climate at a Glance
Divisional Rankings
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Illinois, Climate Division 8. Southwest
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1998
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1998 1-Month |
70.1°F (21.2°C) | 65.1°F (18.4°C) |
5.0°F (2.8°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1917, 1924 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1902 | ||||||
Apr–May 1998 2-Month |
62.8°F (17.1°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1907 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1959, 1962, 2015 | ||||||
Mar–May 1998 3-Month |
56.7°F (13.7°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1960 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1922 | ||||||
Feb–May 1998 4-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 49.9°F (9.9°C) |
3.3°F (1.9°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1978 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–May 1998 5-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 46.1°F (7.8°C) |
3.9°F (2.2°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1978 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1997–May 1998 6-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 44.2°F (6.8°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1978 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1932 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1997–May 1998 7-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 44.4°F (6.9°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1978 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1999 | ||||||
Oct 1997–May 1998 8-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 46.0°F (7.8°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1978 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 1997–May 1998 9-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1978 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1955, 2002, 2004, 2020 | ||||||
Aug 1997–May 1998 10-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1978 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2005 | ||||||
Jul 1997–May 1998 11-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1918 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 2007 | ||||||
Jun 1997–May 1998 12-Month |
56.5°F (13.6°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1904, 1918 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2004 | ||||||
Dec 1996–May 1998 18-Month |
52.3°F (11.3°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1979 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 1938, 1972, 2004 | ||||||
Jun 1996–May 1998 24-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1905, 1978 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1920, 1931, 1967, 1976, 1982, 1996 | ||||||
Jun 1995–May 1998 36-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1979 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1959, 1965, 1972, 1983, 1994, 1996 | ||||||
Jun 1994–May 1998 48-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1980 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1911, 1917 | ||||||
Jun 1993–May 1998 60-Month |
55.3°F (12.9°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1979, 1980, 1981 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1917, 1967, 1996 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 10, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/