Broughton, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MCLEANSBORO, IL US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Broughton has an annual average temperature of 55.4°F with about 47.1 inches of precipitation per year and 13.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.1°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.29 in) and August the driest (2.57 in). Snow typically falls from October through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,530
Cooling need
1,092

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Broughton's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
7
1900s
29
1910s
64
1920s
53
1930s
87
1940s
38
1950s
37
1960s
15
1970s
6
1980s
11
1990s
10
2000s
9
2020s
0

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 41.1°F 22.1°F 31.6°F 3.55 in 3.7 in 11
February 46.2°F 24.3°F 35.2°F 2.90 in 3.3 in 9
March 56.4°F 33.6°F 45.0°F 4.53 in 2.1 in 12
April 67.5°F 43.6°F 55.5°F 5.29 in 13
May 77.0°F 54.6°F 65.8°F 4.94 in 13
June 85.4°F 62.6°F 74.0°F 5.05 in 11
July 89.2°F 65.9°F 77.5°F 3.47 in 8
August 88.1°F 63.0°F 75.5°F 2.57 in 8
September 82.1°F 55.2°F 68.6°F 3.50 in 8
October 70.4°F 43.2°F 56.8°F 3.38 in 0.6 in 8
November 56.3°F 32.6°F 44.5°F 4.41 in 0.2 in 10
December 45.3°F 25.5°F 35.4°F 3.50 in 3.4 in 12

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