All-time weather records — East Galesburg, IL

Record high
100.9°F
July 24, 2012
Record low
-27.0°F
January 31, 2019
Wettest day
5.75 in
April 18, 2013

Climate change signal in East Galesburg

53.3%

of East Galesburg's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (195 of 366 records since 2015).

44.3%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (162 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1990s
·
·
2000s
68
99
2010s
184
185
2020s
114
82

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 2006, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1999-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 63.0°F — Jan 7, 2008 -27.0°F — Jan 31, 2019 1.71 in — Jan 29, 2006
February 75.0°F — Feb 28, 2024 -20.0°F — Feb 1, 2019 1.65 in — Feb 20, 2018
March 84.9°F — Mar 22, 2026 -8.0°F — Mar 3, 2014 1.71 in — Mar 7, 2026
April 86.0°F — Apr 14, 2006 16.0°F — Apr 2, 2018 5.75 in — Apr 18, 2013
May 93.9°F — May 28, 2018 28.0°F — May 4, 2011 3.72 in — May 16, 2009
June 95.0°F — Jun 29, 2012 45.0°F — Jun 1, 2012 2.87 in — Jun 2, 2010
July 100.9°F — Jul 24, 2012 50.0°F — Jul 20, 2009 2.99 in — Jul 9, 2022
August 96.1°F — Aug 25, 2023 45.0°F — Aug 31, 2009 3.80 in — Aug 5, 2023
September 98.1°F — Sep 2, 2011 36.0°F — Sep 24, 2012 3.69 in — Sep 10, 2014
October 91.9°F — Oct 4, 2006 23.0°F — Oct 19, 2022 2.68 in — Oct 12, 2021
November 78.1°F — Nov 2, 2016 3.9°F — Nov 12, 2019 2.56 in — Nov 30, 2006
December 71.1°F — Dec 16, 2021 -11.9°F — Dec 19, 2016 3.12 in — Dec 10, 2003

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in East Galesburg.