Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >
Central Illinois
Weather Forecast Office
| Rank | Warmest (°F) |
Years | Rank | Coldest (°F) |
Years | Rank | Wettest (ins.) |
Years | Rank | Driest (ins.) |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56.6 | 1921 | 1 | 48.8 | 2014 | 1 | 56.23 | 2008 | 1 | 23.01 | 2012 |
| 2 | 55.5 | 1931 | 2 | 49.4 | 1917 | 2 | 50.84 | 1927 | 2 | 23.87 | 1940 |
| 3 (tie) | 55.3 | 1946 | 3 | 49.7 | 1996 | 3 | 50.14 | 2009 | 3 | 26.45 | 1936 |
| 3 (tie) | 55.3 | 1938 | 4 | 50.0 | 2008 | 4 | 48.71 | 1998 | 4 | 27.01 | 1910 |
| 5 | 55.1 | 1954 | 5 | 50.1 | 1924 | 5 | 48.60 | 2015 | 5 | 27.65 | 1914 |
| 6 | 54.9 | 1998 | 6 | 50.2 | 1929 | 6 | 48.06 | 1926 | 6 | 28.31 | 1930 |
| 7 | 54.7 | 1953 | 7 | 50.4 | 1993 | 7 | 47.94 | 1981 | 7 | 29.01 | 2005 |
| 8 | 54.6 | 2012 | 8 | 50.5 | 2013 | 8 | 46.50 | 1982 | 8 | 29.04 | 1963 |
| 9 | 54.4 | 1949 | 9 (tie) | 50.6 | 2009 | 9 | 46.16 | 1942 | 9 | 29.65 | 1976 |
| 10 | 54.3 | 1939 | 9 (tie) | 50.6 | 1912 | 10 | 45.93 | 2019 | 10 | 30.09 | 1953 |
Records began in 1905. Incomplete years are indicated in italics.
US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Central Illinois
1362 State Route 10
Lincoln, IL 62656
217-732-7321 (forecast recording) or 217-732-3089
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