All-time weather records — Milton, IL

Record high
104.0°F
July 7, 2012
Record low
-25.1°F
January 5, 1999
Wettest day
4.74 in
September 14, 1993

Climate change signal in Milton

37.7%

of Milton's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (138 of 366 records since 2015).

29.8%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (109 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
45
81
2000s
106
119
2010s
161
92
2020s
54
74

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 1995, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1991-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 71.1°F — Jan 2, 2004 -25.1°F — Jan 5, 1999 3.22 in — Jan 8, 2008
February 79.0°F — Feb 28, 2024 -18.0°F — Feb 3, 1996 1.92 in — Feb 21, 2018
March 82.9°F — Mar 15, 2012 -7.1°F — Mar 3, 2014 2.42 in — Mar 18, 2021
April 90.0°F — Apr 3, 2012 18.0°F — Apr 3, 2018 4.31 in — Apr 30, 2017
May 96.1°F — May 28, 2018 28.9°F — May 4, 2005 3.26 in — May 25, 2024
June 102.9°F — Jun 29, 2012 44.1°F — Jun 1, 1996 3.34 in — Jun 30, 2020
July 104.0°F — Jul 7, 2012 50.0°F — Jul 10, 1996 4.54 in — Jul 20, 2010
August 104.0°F — Aug 16, 2007 44.1°F — Aug 27, 2005 2.75 in — Aug 8, 2014
September 97.0°F — Sep 1, 2013 33.1°F — Sep 24, 2012 4.74 in — Sep 14, 1993
October 93.0°F — Oct 4, 2018 24.1°F — Oct 31, 2023 3.46 in — Oct 31, 2004
November 84.0°F — Nov 2, 2016 6.1°F — Nov 12, 2019 2.03 in — Nov 5, 2024
December 73.0°F — Dec 4, 2012 -9.9°F — Dec 23, 2022 2.09 in — Dec 27, 2015

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