CAIRO 3 N, ILLINOIS

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.1 47.4 57.5 68.5 77.8 86.2 89.7 87.5 81.0 70.5 56.7 45.7 67.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 50.8 56.8 63.6 75.2 85.9 91.7 95.7 95.9 87.6 78.1 65.6 53.7 95.9
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1976 1977 1981 1987 1988 1980 1983 1998 1995 1999 1971 1983
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 29.1 33.0 50.0 60.3 72.6 81.3 85.5 82.7 73.7 65.3 49.6 33.4 29.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1978 1978 1983 1990 1997 1971 1992 1974 1976 1976 2000 1977
Mean Temperature (F) 33.4 38.6 48.4 59.1 68.6 76.8 80.5 78.2 71.0 59.9 47.9 37.9 58.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 42.6 47.8 54.4 66.4 75.9 81.5 85.8 85.2 75.9 67.0 53.4 46.0 85.8
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1976 1973 1981 1987 1984 1980 1983 1998 1971 1999 1971 1980
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 21.5 26.2 41.3 53.3 63.7 72.1 77.6 73.6 65.7 53.3 40.0 25.4 21.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1978 1996 1997 1990 1992 1996 1992 1974 1988 1976 1989 1977
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 25.6 29.8 39.3 49.6 59.4 67.3 71.2 68.8 60.9 49.2 39.1 30.1 49.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.3 38.8 46.5 57.5 68.3 71.7 75.8 74.4 66.4 57.5 44.2 39.2 75.8
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1976 1973 1981 1991 1991 1980 1983 1977 1971 1973 1982 1980
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 13.9 19.3 31.3 42.9 51.2 58.9 67.6 63.2 55.5 40.7 30.4 15.0 13.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1978 1996 1997 1989 1988 1989 1994 1999 1988 1976 1989 1977
Mean Precipitation (in.) 3.21 3.55 4.39 4.74 4.76 4.15 4.38 3.63 3.04 3.43 4.40 4.16 47.84
Highest Precipitation (in.) 8.02 11.21 11.81 9.18 9.55 9.79 9.20 11.62 7.68 7.89 8.09 11.31 11.81
Year Highest Occurred 1982 1989 1997 1983 1986 1998 1972 1978 1992 1984 1983 1978 1997
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.83 0.67 1.39 1.25 0.86 0.50 0.39 0.17 0.41 0.89 1.02 0.69 0.17
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1996 1971 1976 1994 1988 1983 1996 1999 1971 1999 1976 1996
Heating Degree Days (F) 982. 740. 519. 215. 67. 3. 0. 1. 26. 207. 513. 840. 4113.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 3. 37. 179. 356. 478. 408. 205. 49. 1. 0. 1716.

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