Stronghurst, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BURLINGTON 2S, IA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Stronghurst has an annual average temperature of 51.2°F with about 41 inches of precipitation per year and 21.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.16 in) and January the driest (1.72 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,760
Cooling need
798

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

70 of 366 (19.1%) of Stronghurst'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.

1960s
35
1970s
50
1980s
81
1990s
46
2000s
45
2010s
73
2020s
36

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 32.0°F 15.0°F 23.5°F 1.72 in 6.3 in 9
February 37.1°F 19.1°F 28.1°F 1.90 in 5.8 in 9
March 49.9°F 29.6°F 39.7°F 2.80 in 2.1 in 10
April 62.3°F 40.5°F 51.4°F 4.24 in 0.9 in 11
May 72.7°F 51.9°F 62.3°F 5.16 in 13
June 81.8°F 61.7°F 71.7°F 5.14 in 11
July 85.0°F 65.6°F 75.3°F 4.34 in 10
August 83.4°F 63.5°F 73.4°F 3.87 in 9
September 77.1°F 55.2°F 66.2°F 3.89 in 7
October 64.5°F 43.3°F 53.9°F 3.25 in 0.1 in 9
November 49.6°F 31.0°F 40.3°F 2.57 in 1.3 in 9
December 36.9°F 20.7°F 28.8°F 2.14 in 5.3 in 8

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