Gays, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Gays has an annual average temperature of 52.6°F with about 41.2 inches of precipitation per year and 13.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.76 in) and February the driest (1.97 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,247
Cooling need
798

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

20 of 366 (5.5%) of Gays'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.

1900s
21
1910s
78
1920s
40
1930s
57
1940s
20
1950s
42
1960s
15
1970s
10
1980s
23
1990s
17
2000s
19
2010s
14
2020s
10

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 34.6°F 19.2°F 26.9°F 2.64 in 5.2 in 9
February 39.6°F 22.8°F 31.2°F 1.97 in 3.4 in 7
March 50.9°F 31.9°F 41.4°F 3.11 in 1.4 in 9
April 63.9°F 41.9°F 52.9°F 4.51 in 0.3 in 11
May 73.7°F 53.1°F 63.4°F 4.57 in 13
June 82.1°F 61.6°F 71.9°F 4.76 in 10
July 85.0°F 64.7°F 74.8°F 3.91 in 8
August 83.7°F 62.5°F 73.1°F 2.95 in 8
September 78.4°F 55.2°F 66.8°F 2.97 in 7
October 66.3°F 44.3°F 55.3°F 3.60 in 8
November 51.0°F 33.2°F 42.1°F 3.75 in 0.8 in 9
December 39.2°F 24.7°F 31.9°F 2.45 in 2.6 in 8

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