CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 35.2 41.0 52.7 65.0 75.5 84.5 87.8 85.6 79.3 67.6 52.5 39.9 63.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 47.6 51.2 59.0 71.0 83.6 90.5 93.4 92.2 85.4 73.0 60.7 49.2 93.4
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1976 1976 1977 1987 1988 1980 1983 1998 1971 1999 1984 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 21.3 28.8 42.3 58.3 69.6 78.9 83.4 80.9 72.5 61.2 44.6 26.8 21.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1978 1984 1983 1981 1982 1971 1992 1974 1976 1996 1983 1977
Mean Temperature (F) 26.9 32.3 42.8 53.8 63.9 72.8 76.4 74.5 67.6 56.3 43.5 31.8 53.6
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 38.7 41.7 49.5 59.0 70.2 76.6 80.7 79.8 73.1 62.4 49.7 40.2 80.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 1973 1977 1977 1984 1980 1983 1998 1971 1999 1982 1980
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 12.6 19.0 34.2 48.6 58.8 67.4 72.8 69.4 61.1 50.1 35.7 19.1 12.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1978 1984 1982 1997 1982 1971 1992 1974 1976 1976 2000 1977
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.6 23.5 32.8 42.5 52.3 61.0 65.0 63.3 55.9 44.9 34.4 23.7 43.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 29.7 34.3 40.5 47.8 59.4 64.6 69.2 68.4 61.7 51.8 38.9 32.7 69.2
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 1973 1991 1991 1984 1999 1995 1973 1984 1994 1982 1999
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 3.8 9.2 25.8 37.1 47.1 55.9 61.7 57.8 49.8 38.5 24.3 10.0 3.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1978 1996 1982 1976 1982 1975 1992 1974 1988 1976 1989 1977
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.20 2.40 3.35 3.98 4.23 3.94 4.65 3.46 3.17 3.25 3.87 3.23 41.73
Highest Precipitation (in.) 5.49 5.46 7.43 8.62 10.45 10.42 10.10 10.41 8.60 8.39 11.57 8.33 11.57
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1990 1973 1994 1974 2000 1987 1981 1989 1983 1985 1990 1985
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.62 1.09 0.22 0.81 0.70 1.26 0.52 0.12 0.80 0.60 0.37 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1986 1987 1972 1971 1992 1992 1999 1984 1979 1987 1976 1976 1986
Heating Degree Days (F) 1182. 918. 690. 345. 134. 8. 0. 7. 57. 294. 646. 1029. 5310.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 7. 100. 241. 354. 300. 135. 22. 0. 0. 1159.

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