North City, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from REND LAKE DAM, IL US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

North City has an annual average temperature of 55.9°F with about 46 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.9°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.43 in) and February the driest (2.80 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,500
Cooling need
1,227

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Climate change signal

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153 of 366 (41.8%) of North City'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.

1970s
77
1980s
116
1990s
0
2000s
1
2010s
86
2020s
86

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 39.5°F 21.9°F 30.7°F 3.18 in 8
February 43.7°F 24.7°F 34.2°F 2.80 in 8
March 55.4°F 34.6°F 45.0°F 4.21 in 10
April 67.7°F 45.4°F 56.6°F 5.43 in 11
May 76.4°F 56.0°F 66.2°F 5.07 in 13
June 85.8°F 65.1°F 75.5°F 4.48 in 9
July 88.1°F 68.4°F 78.3°F 3.96 in 8
August 86.9°F 66.4°F 76.7°F 3.35 in 7
September 80.6°F 57.8°F 69.2°F 3.22 in 7
October 69.3°F 46.1°F 57.7°F 3.44 in 8
November 55.3°F 35.4°F 45.4°F 3.97 in 8
December 44.2°F 26.5°F 35.4°F 2.89 in 8

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