Monroe Center, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ROCKFORD GTR ROCKFORD AP, IL US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Monroe Center has an annual average temperature of 49.4°F with about 37.2 inches of precipitation per year and 37.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.23 in) and January the driest (1.60 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,249
Cooling need
624

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

72 of 366 (19.7%) of Monroe Center'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.

1950s
60
1960s
25
1970s
34
1980s
54
1990s
37
2000s
45
2010s
63
2020s
48

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 29.1°F 14.5°F 21.8°F 1.60 in 10.9 in 10
February 33.4°F 17.8°F 25.6°F 1.63 in 8.5 in 9
March 46.5°F 28.1°F 37.3°F 2.40 in 4.9 in 11
April 59.7°F 38.5°F 49.1°F 3.75 in 0.9 in 12
May 71.2°F 49.5°F 60.4°F 4.18 in 13
June 80.7°F 59.6°F 70.1°F 5.23 in 11
July 83.9°F 63.6°F 73.8°F 3.81 in 9
August 82.0°F 61.8°F 71.9°F 4.19 in 9
September 75.3°F 53.5°F 64.4°F 3.62 in 8
October 62.3°F 41.8°F 52.0°F 2.63 in 0.2 in 10
November 47.1°F 30.5°F 38.8°F 2.27 in 2.3 in 9
December 34.3°F 20.2°F 27.3°F 1.93 in 9.4 in 10

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