Temperature This was the 5th warmest November on record for Illinois, based on preliminary data. The statewide average temperature was 47.4 degrees, and 4.9 degrees above normal. Here are the top ten warmest Novembers in Illinois since 1895: 2001 with 49.9°F 1931 with 49.1°F 1909 with 48.8°F 1999 with 48.4°F 2016 with 47.4°F 2009 with […]
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Summary: The NWS Climate Prediction Center has issued their forecasts for September, September-November (Fall), and December-February (Winter). Illinois has an increased chance of being warmer than normal this fall, and wetter than normal this winter. According to the Climate Prediction Center, the main factors in the forecast are the recent warming trends and the expected […]
The average temperature for fall in Illinois (September-November) was 57.4 degrees, 3.0 degrees above average. As a result, it is the 5th warmest fall since 1895, based on preliminary data. The top five warmest falls in Illinois: 1931 with 59.8 degrees 1963 with 58.0 degrees 1998 with 57.7 degrees 1971 with 57.5 degrees 2015 with […]
Over the weekend, most areas of the state saw their first taste of 32 degrees or colder. Here are the maps from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center showing that the almost the entire state was covered. A few places in the Chicago area may have escaped thanks to the so-called Urban Heat Island (UHI) – […]