New Boston, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEW BOSTON DAM 17, IL US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

New Boston has an annual average temperature of 51.2°F with about 36.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.05 in) and January the driest (1.31 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,778
Cooling need
819

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

113 of 366 (30.9%) of New Boston'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.

1930s
41
1940s
55
1950s
0
1960s
1
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
19
2000s
80
2010s
107
2020s
63

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 31.5°F 15.3°F 23.4°F 1.31 in 8
February 36.0°F 19.0°F 27.5°F 1.72 in 7
March 48.6°F 29.6°F 39.1°F 2.62 in 9
April 61.9°F 40.4°F 51.2°F 3.56 in 10
May 72.9°F 51.8°F 62.4°F 5.05 in 12
June 82.5°F 61.9°F 72.2°F 4.59 in 10
July 86.0°F 65.3°F 75.7°F 3.52 in 8
August 83.9°F 62.9°F 73.4°F 3.83 in 9
September 77.4°F 54.5°F 66.0°F 3.34 in 8
October 64.3°F 43.3°F 53.8°F 2.86 in 8
November 49.4°F 31.9°F 40.7°F 2.13 in 8
December 36.7°F 21.8°F 29.3°F 1.77 in 8

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