Russellville, IL

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Russellville has an annual average temperature of 55.7°F with about 41.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.8°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.85 in) and February the driest (2.16 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,494
Cooling need
1,161

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Climate change signal

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136 of 366 (37.2%) of Russellville'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
27
2000s
120
2010s
141
2020s
78

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 39.4°F 22.8°F 31.1°F 3.16 in 8
February 44.2°F 26.5°F 35.4°F 2.16 in 8
March 55.1°F 34.6°F 44.8°F 3.16 in 11
April 67.3°F 44.9°F 56.1°F 4.24 in 11
May 76.8°F 56.0°F 66.4°F 4.85 in 12
June 85.3°F 64.2°F 74.7°F 4.38 in 11
July 87.6°F 67.2°F 77.4°F 4.22 in 11
August 86.8°F 65.1°F 76.0°F 2.94 in 9
September 81.6°F 56.9°F 69.2°F 2.94 in 8
October 69.4°F 45.9°F 57.6°F 3.51 in 9
November 54.6°F 35.1°F 44.8°F 3.44 in 9
December 43.4°F 27.4°F 35.4°F 2.66 in 9

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