All-time weather records — Elizabethtown, IL
Climate change signal in Elizabethtown
of Elizabethtown's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (24 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (23 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1970s | 50 | 37 | ||
| 1980s | 88 | 136 | ||
| 1990s | 88 | 90 | ||
| 2000s | 65 | 33 | ||
| 2010s | 52 | 60 | ||
| 2020s | 8 | 6 |
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 1968, the latest in 2022. Period of observation: 1968-2025.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72.0°F — Jan 24, 1972 | -22.0°F — Jan 19, 1994 | 4.52 in — Jan 13, 2013 |
| February | 77.0°F — Feb 23, 1982 | -11.9°F — Feb 4, 1996 | 3.31 in — Feb 15, 1990 |
| March | 84.9°F — Mar 26, 2007 | -5.1°F — Mar 6, 2015 | 5.87 in — Mar 19, 2008 |
| April | 90.0°F — Apr 21, 1987 | 16.0°F — Apr 3, 1987 | 4.69 in — Apr 15, 1972 |
| May | 91.9°F — May 25, 1996 | 24.1°F — May 26, 1988 | 4.16 in — May 2, 2011 |
| June | 107.1°F — Jun 30, 2012 | 39.0°F — Jun 1, 1993 | 5.02 in — Jun 23, 1969 |
| July | 106.0°F — Jul 1, 2012 | 42.1°F — Jul 1, 2010 | 4.42 in — Jul 2, 1989 |
| August | 104.0°F — Aug 5, 2010 | 28.9°F — Aug 16, 2011 | 6.14 in — Aug 24, 1985 |
| September | 100.0°F — Sep 5, 1999 | 32.0°F — Sep 23, 1995 | 4.51 in — Sep 2, 2012 |
| October | 93.9°F — Oct 3, 2019 | 18.0°F — Oct 8, 1987 | 4.60 in — Oct 12, 2009 |
| November | 84.0°F — Nov 2, 2000 | 3.0°F — Nov 13, 1986 | 3.29 in — Nov 1, 2018 |
| December | 75.9°F — Dec 2, 1982 | -17.0°F — Dec 22, 1989 | 4.96 in — Dec 3, 1982 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Elizabethtown.