All-time weather records — Gays, IL
Climate change signal in Gays
of Gays's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (20 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (12 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 21 | 35 | ||
| 1910s | 78 | 67 | ||
| 1920s | 40 | 63 | ||
| 1930s | 57 | 23 | ||
| 1940s | 20 | 29 | ||
| 1950s | 42 | 29 | ||
| 1960s | 15 | 34 | ||
| 1970s | 10 | 19 | ||
| 1980s | 23 | 23 | ||
| 1990s | 17 | 16 | ||
| 2000s | 19 | 7 | ||
| 2010s | 14 | 17 | ||
| 2020s | 10 | 4 |
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 1905, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1904-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73.9°F — Jan 23, 1909 | -26.0°F — Jan 24, 1915 | 3.10 in — Jan 3, 1950 |
| February | 75.9°F — Feb 28, 2004 | -24.0°F — Feb 18, 1910 | 2.61 in — Feb 11, 2009 |
| March | 89.1°F — Mar 23, 1910 | -7.1°F — Mar 5, 1960 | 4.09 in — Mar 14, 1922 |
| April | 90.0°F — Apr 11, 1930 | 19.0°F — Apr 1, 1954 | 3.41 in — Apr 19, 2013 |
| May | 97.0°F — May 30, 1913 | 27.0°F — May 25, 1925 | 4.10 in — May 4, 1908 |
| June | 105.1°F — Jun 26, 1954 | 35.1°F — Jun 16, 1917 | 5.52 in — Jun 27, 1957 |
| July | 111.0°F — Jul 14, 1936 | 43.0°F — Jul 2, 1904 | 4.62 in — Jul 10, 1971 |
| August | 107.1°F — Aug 5, 1918 | 37.0°F — Aug 31, 1915 | 3.63 in — Aug 20, 1915 |
| September | 106.0°F — Sep 5, 1954 | 26.1°F — Sep 28, 1942 | 4.62 in — Sep 3, 2010 |
| October | 95.0°F — Oct 3, 1922 | 16.0°F — Oct 29, 1925 | 4.75 in — Oct 27, 1919 |
| November | 84.0°F — Nov 28, 1965 | -6.0°F — Nov 25, 1950 | 4.30 in — Nov 27, 1910 |
| December | 72.0°F — Dec 15, 1948 | -20.0°F — Dec 22, 1989 | 4.50 in — Dec 7, 1966 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Gays.