Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Illinois
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1988 1-Month |
31.0°F (-0.6°C) | 29.4°F (-1.4°C) |
1.6°F (0.8°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1983 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1895, 2004 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1988 2-Month |
36.7°F (2.6°C) | 35.1°F (1.7°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1950 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1922 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1988 3-Month |
40.7°F (4.8°C) | 41.6°F (5.3°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1976 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 2008 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1988 4-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 47.7°F (8.7°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1976 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1911, 1952 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1988 5-Month |
53.5°F (11.9°C) | 52.9°F (11.6°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1976 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1930, 1934, 1949, 1959, 1960, 1991 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1988 6-Month |
57.5°F (14.2°C) | 56.6°F (13.7°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1976 |
| 44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 2017 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1988 7-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 58.8°F (14.9°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 1946, 1991 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1988 8-Month |
60.4°F (15.8°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
| 31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1988 9-Month |
59.5°F (15.3°C) | 58.4°F (14.7°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 1994 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1988 10-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 56.5°F (13.6°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1971, 2004, 2020 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1988 11-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 54.0°F (12.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1952, 1957, 1959 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1988 12-Month |
52.1°F (11.2°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1919, 2019 | ||||||
|
Jul 1987–Dec 1988 18-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 53.3°F (11.8°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1946 | ||||||
|
Jan 1987–Dec 1988 24-Month |
53.1°F (11.7°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904, 1979 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1955, 1998, 2005 | ||||||
|
Jan 1986–Dec 1988 36-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1905 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1934, 2001, 2019 | ||||||
|
Jan 1985–Dec 1988 48-Month |
52.4°F (11.3°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1905 |
| 32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2001, 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 1949, 1989, 1992, 2014 | ||||||
|
Jan 1984–Dec 1988 60-Month |
52.3°F (11.3°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1905 |
| 36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2002 | ||||
| Ties: 1987, 1992, 1999 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 28, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/