New Bedford, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

New Bedford has an annual average temperature of 49.3°F with about 36.8 inches of precipitation per year and 35.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.93 in) and January the driest (1.52 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,243
Cooling need
606

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

32 of 366 (8.7%) of New Bedford'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
53
1900s
24
1910s
35
1920s
14
1930s
63
1940s
20
1950s
25
1960s
12
1970s
14
1980s
36
1990s
18
2000s
13
2010s
18
2020s
21

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 29.3°F 12.9°F 21.1°F 1.52 in 12.7 in 6
February 33.9°F 17.0°F 25.4°F 1.73 in 8.4 in 5
March 46.9°F 28.0°F 37.5°F 2.22 in 4.7 in 7
April 60.5°F 38.6°F 49.5°F 3.35 in 0.6 in 8
May 71.7°F 50.6°F 61.1°F 4.63 in 10
June 80.6°F 60.3°F 70.5°F 4.93 in 8
July 83.3°F 63.4°F 73.4°F 3.94 in 7
August 81.5°F 61.1°F 71.3°F 3.83 in 7
September 76.0°F 52.9°F 64.4°F 3.40 in 6
October 63.2°F 41.0°F 52.1°F 2.97 in 0.2 in 7
November 47.7°F 29.7°F 38.7°F 2.33 in 2.0 in 6
December 35.0°F 19.1°F 27.1°F 1.99 in 7.3 in 6

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