All-time weather records — Standard City, IL
Climate change signal in Standard City
of Standard City's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (4 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 33 | 24 | ||
| 1900s | 31 | 37 | ||
| 1910s | 53 | 45 | ||
| 1920s | 28 | 40 | ||
| 1930s | 96 | 21 | ||
| 1940s | 23 | 29 | ||
| 1950s | 34 | 39 | ||
| 1960s | 13 | 39 | ||
| 1970s | 16 | 39 | ||
| 1980s | 9 | 25 | ||
| 1990s | 14 | 13 | ||
| 2000s | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2010s | 7 | 9 | ||
| 2020s | 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 1893, the latest in 2022. Period of observation: 1893-2022.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73.9°F — Jan 23, 1909 | -22.0°F — Jan 7, 1912 | 2.93 in — Jan 10, 1975 |
| February | 82.0°F — Feb 24, 1930 | -23.1°F — Feb 13, 1905 | 2.84 in — Feb 6, 2008 |
| March | 91.0°F — Mar 21, 1907 | -11.9°F — Mar 6, 1960 | 3.97 in — Mar 14, 1922 |
| April | 91.9°F — Apr 10, 1930 | 1.0°F — Apr 14, 1896 | 4.14 in — Apr 11, 1979 |
| May | 99.0°F — May 30, 1934 | 26.1°F — May 10, 1966 | 3.72 in — May 21, 2013 |
| June | 106.0°F — Jun 19, 1913 | 37.0°F — Jun 16, 1917 | 5.26 in — Jun 28, 1957 |
| July | 113.0°F — Jul 15, 1936 | 44.1°F — Jul 23, 1947 | 6.22 in — Jul 8, 1942 |
| August | 109.9°F — Aug 4, 1918 | 37.9°F — Aug 21, 1950 | 5.00 in — Aug 20, 1915 |
| September | 105.1°F — Sep 1, 1913 | 25.0°F — Sep 30, 1899 | 3.96 in — Sep 19, 1966 |
| October | 95.0°F — Oct 2, 1953 | 14.0°F — Oct 30, 1925 | 4.81 in — Oct 12, 1969 |
| November | 84.0°F — Nov 1, 1950 | -4.0°F — Nov 25, 1950 | 4.08 in — Nov 1, 1946 |
| December | 73.9°F — Dec 3, 1970 | -20.0°F — Dec 22, 1989 | 3.75 in — Dec 3, 1982 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Standard City.