All-time weather records — Ripley, IL
Climate change signal in Ripley
of Ripley's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 100 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 97 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | · | · | ||
| 1950s | · | · | ||
| 1960s | 85 | 84 | ||
| 1970s | 15 | 13 | ||
| 1980s | · | · | ||
| 1990s | · | · | ||
| 2000s | · | · | ||
| 2010s | · | · |
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 1965, the latest in 1974. Period of observation: 1942-2018.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | — | 2.70 in — Jan 1, 1965 |
| February | 64.9°F — Feb 20, 1965 | — | 1.85 in — Feb 27, 1998 |
| March | — | — | 2.53 in — Mar 21, 1962 |
| April | — | — | 3.75 in — Apr 21, 1973 |
| May | — | — | 4.17 in — May 5, 1991 |
| June | 97.0°F — Jun 28, 1974 | — | 4.10 in — Jun 28, 1982 |
| July | 99.0°F — Jul 23, 1965 | — | 4.25 in — Jul 22, 1951 |
| August | 98.1°F — Aug 5, 1965 | — | 4.62 in — Aug 26, 2004 |
| September | — | — | 6.40 in — Sep 10, 2014 |
| October | — | — | 5.33 in — Oct 4, 1991 |
| November | — | — | 2.77 in — Nov 18, 1985 |
| December | — | — | 2.83 in — Dec 21, 1949 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Ripley.