Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Illinois
Average Temperature Rankings, October 1971
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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October 1971 1-Month |
61.3°F (16.3°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
6.7°F (3.7°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1925 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 1963 | ||||
Sep–Oct 1971 2-Month |
65.2°F (18.4°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
4.8°F (2.6°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 1897, 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1931 | ||||||
Aug–Oct 1971 3-Month |
67.4°F (19.7°C) | 64.8°F (18.2°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 1947 | ||||
Ties: 1998 | ||||||
Jul–Oct 1971 4-Month |
68.5°F (20.3°C) | 67.5°F (19.7°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 1936 | ||||
Ties: 1995 | ||||||
Jun–Oct 1971 5-Month |
69.9°F (21.1°C) | 68.2°F (20.1°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 1936 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1998 | ||||||
May–Oct 1971 6-Month |
68.1°F (20.1°C) | 67.2°F (19.6°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 1936 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1899, 1930, 1977, 1980, 1986, 2011 | ||||||
Apr–Oct 1971 7-Month |
65.8°F (18.8°C) | 65.0°F (18.3°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2010 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1913, 1956, 1999, 2001 | ||||||
Mar–Oct 1971 8-Month |
62.2°F (16.8°C) | 61.8°F (16.6°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1944, 1949, 1964, 2001 | ||||||
Feb–Oct 1971 9-Month |
58.5°F (14.7°C) | 58.2°F (14.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1918, 1932, 1942, 1957, 1985 | ||||||
Jan–Oct 1971 10-Month |
54.8°F (12.7°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1947, 1976, 2013 | ||||||
Dec 1970–Oct 1971 11-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 52.6°F (11.4°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1925, 1957, 1981, 1985, 2015 | ||||||
Nov 1970–Oct 1971 12-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1959 | ||||||
May 1970–Oct 1971 18-Month |
57.1°F (13.9°C) | 56.8°F (13.8°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1973, 1986 | ||||||
Nov 1969–Oct 1971 24-Month |
51.2°F (10.7°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1905 |
89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1925, 1926, 1937, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1985 | ||||||
Nov 1968–Oct 1971 36-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904, 1979 |
104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1913, 1928, 1929, 1960, 1963 | ||||||
Nov 1967–Oct 1971 48-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 51.5°F (10.8°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1905 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1912, 1917, 1926, 1927, 1961, 1969 | ||||||
Nov 1966–Oct 1971 60-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1905, 1906 |
107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2002, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1927, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1978 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 3, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/