Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Illinois
Average Temperature Rankings, August 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1979 1-Month |
72.6°F (22.6°C) | 73.4°F (23.0°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1915 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1947 | ||||
| Ties: 1919, 1933, 1952 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1979 2-Month |
73.1°F (22.8°C) | 74.4°F (23.6°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.8°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1915 |
| 100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1936 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1979 3-Month |
72.7°F (22.6°C) | 73.4°F (23.0°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1915 |
| 89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1936 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1962, 1994, 2000, 2003 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1979 4-Month |
69.9°F (21.1°C) | 70.6°F (21.4°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.3°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1915 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934, 1936 | ||||
| Ties: 1963, 1972 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1979 5-Month |
65.7°F (18.7°C) | 66.8°F (19.3°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1907 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1929, 1958, 1990 | ||||||
|
Mar–Aug 1979 6-Month |
61.4°F (16.3°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904, 1950, 1960 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1979 7-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 57.6°F (14.2°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1950 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 1979 8-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 53.6°F (12.0°C) |
-3.8°F (-2.1°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1912 | 1904, 1912 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Aug 1979 9-Month |
47.5°F (8.6°C) | 50.9°F (10.5°C) |
-3.4°F (-1.9°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Aug 1979 10-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 49.9°F (9.9°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.5°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Oct 1978–Aug 1979 11-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.5°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Aug 1979 12-Month |
49.4°F (9.7°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1918 | ||||||
|
Mar 1978–Aug 1979 18-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1904 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–Aug 1979 24-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1905 | 1905 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1976–Aug 1979 36-Month |
49.4°F (9.7°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1979 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
|
Sep 1975–Aug 1979 48-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 51.5°F (10.8°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1907 | 1905 |
| 118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1974–Aug 1979 60-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1908 | 1906 |
| 115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1980 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 26, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/