Flat Rock, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Flat Rock has an annual average temperature of 55.1°F with about 46.3 inches of precipitation per year and 11.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.8°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.06 in) and February the driest (2.63 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,596
Cooling need
1,020

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

9 of 366 (2.5%) of Flat Rock'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
15
1900s
20
1910s
27
1920s
33
1930s
74
1940s
26
1950s
61
1960s
20
1970s
9
1980s
28
1990s
15
2000s
25
2010s
13
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 38.4°F 22.8°F 30.6°F 3.48 in 4.3 in 9
February 43.5°F 26.4°F 35.0°F 2.63 in 2.2 in 8
March 54.4°F 34.7°F 44.6°F 3.58 in 1.1 in 10
April 66.6°F 44.5°F 55.6°F 5.06 in 11
May 76.1°F 55.4°F 65.7°F 4.91 in 11
June 84.1°F 63.4°F 73.8°F 4.88 in 10
July 86.5°F 66.3°F 76.4°F 4.23 in 9
August 85.7°F 64.0°F 74.8°F 3.53 in 7
September 80.4°F 56.2°F 68.3°F 3.58 in 7
October 68.4°F 45.6°F 57.0°F 3.73 in 0.1 in 8
November 53.6°F 34.8°F 44.2°F 3.63 in 0.5 in 9
December 42.1°F 27.5°F 34.8°F 3.06 in 3.4 in 10

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