Lerna, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MATTOON COLES CO AP, IL US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lerna has an annual average temperature of 53.4°F with about 36 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.72 in) and February the driest (1.81 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,058
Cooling need
894

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

126 of 366 (34.4%) of Lerna'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.

1990s
32
2000s
113
2010s
149
2020s
72

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 35.4°F 20.3°F 27.8°F 2.04 in 8
February 40.3°F 23.7°F 32.0°F 1.81 in 8
March 52.2°F 33.0°F 42.6°F 2.22 in 9
April 64.0°F 43.2°F 53.6°F 4.14 in 10
May 73.9°F 54.0°F 63.9°F 3.86 in 12
June 82.7°F 62.8°F 72.8°F 4.72 in 10
July 85.6°F 65.7°F 75.7°F 3.96 in 10
August 84.2°F 63.5°F 73.9°F 2.42 in 9
September 78.7°F 56.1°F 67.4°F 2.85 in 8
October 65.9°F 45.3°F 55.6°F 3.11 in 8
November 51.3°F 34.6°F 42.9°F 3.03 in 8
December 40.0°F 26.0°F 33.0°F 1.84 in 8

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