May 2022 Precipitation Highlights:
- May saw slightly below normal precipitation across much of central Illinois, with most locations experiencing precipitation deficits between 0 and 2 inches. There were a few areas that saw above normal precipitation, including parts of west-central Illinois and areas near the I-70 corridor
May 2022 Precipitation Records:
- No daily or monthly precipitation records occurred during May 2022.
May 2022 Temperature Highlights:
- Temperatures were 1 to 3 degrees above normal across central and southeastern Illinois during May. The month actually started off on the cool side, with most locations a few degrees cooler than normal during the first week of the month. However, a significant warm-up came during May 9-13 when temperatures jumped to 15-20 degrees above normal, and highs soared into the 90s. Several temperature records were tied or broken during that period. High temperatures returned to the upper 80s or low 90s a few other times during the month, including Memorial Day weekend.
May 2022 Temperature Records:
No monthly temperature records were set during May 2022. A listing of daily temperature records can be found below:
- Peoria
- ​A daily record warm low temperature of 69 was tied on May 10.
- A daily record warm low temperature of 73 was set on May 11.
- A daily record warm low temperature of 74 was set on May 12.
- A daily record warm high temperature of 93 was set on May 11.
- A daily record warm high temperature of 92 was tied on May 12.
- A daily record warm high temperature of 90 was tied on May 13.
- Springfield
- A daily record warm low temperature of 70 was set on May 10.
- A daily record warm low temperature of 70 was set on May 11.
- A daily record warm low temperature of 73 was set on May 12.
- A daily record warm low temperature of 69 was set on May 13.
- A daily record warm high temperature of 94 was set on May 11.
- A daily record warm high temperature of 93 was set on May 12.
- Lincoln
- A daily record warm low temperature of 69 was set on May 10.
- A daily record warm low temperature of 68 was tied on May 11.
- A daily record warm low temperature of 68 was set on May 12.
- A daily record warm high temperature of 94 was set on May 11.
Climate Statistics May 2022:
| Site |
Precipitation |
Departure from Normal
|
Temperature |
Departure from Normal
|
| Charleston |
3.45" |
-1.07" |
67.5 |
+1.9 |
| Canton |
4.45" |
-1.22" |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Danville
|
2.91" |
-1.72" |
66.1 |
+2.3 |
| Decatur |
2.74" |
-2.21" |
66.3 |
+2.6 |
| Effingham |
6.04" |
+1.14" |
N/A |
N/A |
| Flora |
2.78" |
-2.31" |
67.2 |
+1.7 |
| Galesburg |
3.25" |
-2.02" |
63.7 |
+1.9 |
| Morton |
4.67" |
-0.37" |
N/A |
N/A |
| Jacksonville |
4.81" |
-0.01" |
65.1 |
+1.8 |
| Lincoln |
3.31" |
-1.06" |
65.6 |
+2.0 |
| Normal |
3.62" |
-1.19" |
63.5 |
+1.6 |
| Olney |
2.90" |
-2.70" |
66.9 |
+2.7 |
| Paris |
4.68" |
+0.51" |
64.6 |
+2.5 |
| Peoria |
3.48" |
-1.21" |
65.8 |
+2.3 |
| Springfield |
3.39" |
-1.13" |
65.1 |
+1.5 |
| Taylorville |
5.15" |
+0.21" |
64.9 |
N/A |
| Tuscola |
2.82" |
-1.42" |
65.6 |
+2.0 |
| Urbana |
4.12" |
-0.66" |
64.9 |
+1.7 |
The following links are the monthly climate summaries for area cities. Only the summaries for Peoria, Springfield, and Lincoln are considered "official", meaning they are the station of record for their respective locations. The other summaries are "supplemental", meaning another location in the area is the official climate station for the city.
- Peoria -- Peoria International Airport
- Springfield -- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
- Lincoln -- National Weather Service Office
- Champaign -- University of Illinois-Willard Airport
- Decatur -- Decatur Airport
- Lawrenceville -- Lawrenceville-Vincennes International Airport
- Mattoon -- Coles County Memorial Airport
Climate data for other cities is available at http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ilx
June 2022 Look Ahead:
- The official June 2022 outlooks from NOAA's Climate Predication center show below normal temperatures are favored across the northern half of Illinois, while there are equal chances of above or below normal temperatures across southern Illinois. There are equal chances of above or below normal precipitation across almost all of Illinois.
- Normal conditions for June in central Illinois include high temperatures in the low to mid 80s, low temperatures in the low to mid 60s, and around 4.5 inches of precipitation.
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