Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Illinois
Average Temperature Rankings, August 1988
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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August 1988 1-Month |
78.0°F (25.6°C) | 73.4°F (23.0°C) |
4.6°F (2.6°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1915 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 1947 | ||||
Jul–Aug 1988 2-Month |
77.8°F (25.4°C) | 74.5°F (23.6°C) |
3.3°F (1.8°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1915 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 1936 | ||||
Ties: 1901 | ||||||
Jun–Aug 1988 3-Month |
76.4°F (24.7°C) | 73.5°F (23.1°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1915 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 1936 | ||||
Ties: 2010 | ||||||
May–Aug 1988 4-Month |
73.4°F (23.0°C) | 70.6°F (21.4°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1915 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1934, 1936 | ||||
Ties: 2010 | ||||||
Apr–Aug 1988 5-Month |
69.1°F (20.6°C) | 66.8°F (19.3°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1907 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1934 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1988 6-Month |
64.4°F (18.0°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904, 1950, 1960 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1955 | ||||||
Feb–Aug 1988 7-Month |
58.9°F (14.9°C) | 57.6°F (14.2°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1952, 1986, 2002 | ||||||
Jan–Aug 1988 8-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 53.5°F (11.9°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1904, 1912 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 2018 | ||||||
Dec 1987–Aug 1988 9-Month |
52.2°F (11.2°C) | 50.9°F (10.5°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1952 | ||||||
Nov 1987–Aug 1988 10-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 49.9°F (9.9°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1949, 1955 | ||||||
Oct 1987–Aug 1988 11-Month |
51.3°F (10.7°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1925, 1931, 1938, 2004 | ||||||
Sep 1987–Aug 1988 12-Month |
52.5°F (11.4°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1938, 1972, 1974 | ||||||
Mar 1987–Aug 1988 18-Month |
56.8°F (13.8°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 1991 | ||||||
Sep 1986–Aug 1988 24-Month |
53.3°F (11.8°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1905 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1985–Aug 1988 36-Month |
52.9°F (11.6°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1979 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1954, 1956 | ||||||
Sep 1984–Aug 1988 48-Month |
52.6°F (11.4°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1905 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1932, 2009 | ||||||
Sep 1983–Aug 1988 60-Month |
52.2°F (11.2°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1906 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1941, 1993 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 23, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/