Illinois, United States: Weather Records

293,978 weather records still stand at 277 stations in Illinois, United States, with standing records by year and every station.

Key Facts for Illinois

Illinois in United States has 277 stations in the data, and 293,978 records set at them still stand.
2,470 of the 4,598 recent records listed are record highs and 586 are record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
2012 holds the most standing records in Illinois: 5,736.
Paw Paw 2S set a daily record precipitation of 112.8 mm (4.4 in) on 20 September 2026 (provisional).

Record Map

250 stations records

The highest significance station records in Illinois, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in Illinois: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kankakee Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Philo	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kankakee Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Red Bud 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Danville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Shelbyville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Danville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
De Kalb	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jerseyville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Springs Agric Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jerseyville 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

293,978 standing records

293,978 records at stations in Illinois still stand. 2012 holds the most, with 5,736.

Standing records in Illinois by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1872	31
1873	64
1874	57
1875	68
1876	41
1877	5
1880	10
1888	1
1889	30
1890	72
1891	41
1892	5
1893	1,468
1894	1,161
1895	1,855
1896	1,801
1897	1,704
1898	1,163
1899	2,321
1900	2,277
1901	2,691
1902	2,159
1903	2,031
1904	1,250
1905	1,657
1906	1,706
1907	1,803
1908	1,474
1909	1,896
1910	1,797
1911	1,974
1912	1,414
1913	1,956
1914	1,397
1915	1,396
1916	1,178
1917	1,509
1918	1,455
1919	506
1920	929
1921	905
1922	732
1923	883
1924	1,239
1925	1,967
1926	782
1927	1,116
1928	1,192
1929	1,166
1930	2,043
1931	1,237
1932	923
1933	1,059
1934	1,748
1935	726
1936	2,806
1937	778
1938	970
1939	1,394
1940	1,532
1941	1,506
1942	2,473
1943	2,590
1944	2,402
1945	2,071
1946	1,724
1947	2,506
1948	2,517
1949	2,694
1950	3,631
1951	2,071
1952	1,895
1953	2,009
1954	1,811
1955	2,552
1956	2,008
1957	925
1958	1,254
1959	1,361
1960	1,829
1961	1,018
1962	2,039
1963	3,147
1964	2,010
1965	2,417
1966	1,974
1967	2,241
1968	1,624
1969	1,257
1970	1,910
1971	2,033
1972	2,068
1973	1,355
1974	2,492
1975	1,619
1976	3,240
1977	2,935
1978	2,908
1979	2,919
1980	2,133
1981	1,568
1982	2,731
1983	3,286
1984	2,332
1985	2,180
1986	2,459
1987	2,755
1988	3,725
1989	3,418
1990	2,883
1991	3,763
1992	2,427
1993	1,802
1994	1,976
1995	1,958
1996	3,013
1997	3,216
1998	3,455
1999	3,015
2000	4,067
2001	3,069
2002	3,592
2003	2,639
2004	3,241
2005	3,087
2006	3,787
2007	3,898
2008	2,821
2009	2,965
2010	2,449
2011	4,258
2012	5,736
2013	2,862
2014	4,005
2015	3,235
2016	2,233
2017	3,966
2018	3,753
2019	2,802
2020	2,306
2021	2,567
2022	2,553
2023	2,234
2024	2,598
2025	2,383
2026	2,191

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows at stations in Illinois, cold squares more lows.

Counts the records listed in the day ledgers; a busy day may list only its highest significance records.

Record highs and lows per day in Illinois in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-06	5 more record highs than lows
2026-01-07	4 more record highs than lows
2026-01-08	21 more record highs than lows
2026-01-09	112 more record highs than lows
2026-01-10	12 more record highs than lows
2026-01-13	2 more record highs than lows
2026-01-14	32 more record highs than lows
2026-01-23	6 more record lows than highs
2026-01-24	55 more record lows than highs
2026-01-25	25 more record lows than highs
2026-01-26	33 more record lows than highs
2026-01-27	18 more record lows than highs
2026-01-28	5 more record lows than highs
2026-01-29	3 more record lows than highs
2026-01-30	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-31	2 more record lows than highs
2026-02-01	2 more record lows than highs
2026-02-02	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-11	3 more record highs than lows
2026-02-13	5 more record highs than lows
2026-02-14	9 more record highs than lows
2026-02-15	5 more record highs than lows
2026-02-16	25 more record highs than lows
2026-02-17	40 more record highs than lows
2026-02-18	39 more record highs than lows
2026-02-19	36 more record highs than lows
2026-02-20	9 more record highs than lows
2026-02-23	1 more record lows than highs
2026-02-27	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-05	7 more record highs than lows
2026-03-06	19 more record highs than lows
2026-03-07	44 more record highs than lows
2026-03-09	14 more record highs than lows
2026-03-10	76 more record highs than lows
2026-03-11	48 more record highs than lows
2026-03-16	8 more record lows than highs
2026-03-17	50 more record lows than highs
2026-03-18	36 more record lows than highs
2026-03-20	6 more record highs than lows
2026-03-21	13 more record highs than lows
2026-03-22	33 more record highs than lows
2026-03-23	14 more record highs than lows
2026-03-25	2 more record highs than lows
2026-03-26	17 more record highs than lows
2026-03-27	38 more record highs than lows
2026-03-28	1 more record lows than highs
2026-03-30	10 more record highs than lows
2026-03-31	53 more record highs than lows
2026-04-01	21 more record highs than lows
2026-04-02	9 more record highs than lows
2026-04-03	15 more record highs than lows
2026-04-04	22 more record highs than lows
2026-04-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-12	6 more record highs than lows
2026-04-13	55 more record highs than lows
2026-04-14	69 more record highs than lows
2026-04-15	61 more record highs than lows
2026-04-16	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-17	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-18	5 more record highs than lows
2026-04-21	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-22	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-23	4 more record highs than lows
2026-04-24	16 more record highs than lows
2026-04-27	3 more record highs than lows
2026-04-28	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-30	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-01	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-02	6 more record lows than highs
2026-05-03	2 more record lows than highs
2026-05-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-06	2 more record lows than highs
2026-05-07	8 more record lows than highs
2026-05-08	2 more record lows than highs
2026-05-14	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-16	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-17	4 more record highs than lows
2026-05-18	12 more record highs than lows
2026-05-19	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-25	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-26	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-27	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-28	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-30	2 more record highs than lows
2026-05-31	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-03	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-05	4 more record highs than lows
2026-06-06	5 more record highs than lows
2026-06-07	7 more record highs than lows
2026-06-08	4 more record highs than lows
2026-06-09	11 more record highs than lows
2026-06-10	32 more record highs than lows
2026-06-11	10 more record highs than lows
2026-06-12	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-15	4 more record lows than highs
2026-06-16	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-18	2 more record lows than highs
2026-06-19	2 more record lows than highs
2026-06-21	3 more record lows than highs
2026-06-22	23 more record lows than highs
2026-06-23	12 more record lows than highs
2026-06-24	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-26	6 more record lows than highs
2026-06-27	9 more record lows than highs
2026-06-28	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-29	12 more record highs than lows
2026-06-30	41 more record highs than lows
2026-07-01	29 more record highs than lows
2026-07-02	30 more record highs than lows
2026-07-03	15 more record highs than lows
2026-07-04	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-12	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-16	7 more record highs than lows
2026-07-17	15 more record highs than lows
2026-07-18	8 more record highs than lows
2026-07-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-23	10 more record lows than highs
2026-07-24	12 more record lows than highs
2026-07-25	2 more record lows than highs
2026-07-26	3 more record lows than highs
2026-07-27	15 more record highs than lows
2026-07-28	11 more record highs than lows
2026-08-01	4 more record lows than highs
2026-08-02	16 more record lows than highs
2026-08-03	2 more record lows than highs
2026-08-06	2 more record lows than highs
2026-08-07	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-10	10 more record highs than lows
2026-08-11	19 more record highs than lows
2026-08-12	16 more record highs than lows
2026-08-13	5 more record highs than lows
2026-08-14	7 more record highs than lows
2026-08-15	11 more record highs than lows
2026-08-16	16 more record highs than lows
2026-08-17	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-19	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-23	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-31	5 more record highs than lows
2026-09-01	28 more record highs than lows
2026-09-02	43 more record highs than lows
2026-09-03	64 more record highs than lows
2026-09-04	63 more record highs than lows
2026-09-05	62 more record highs than lows
2026-09-06	20 more record highs than lows
2026-09-08	2 more record highs than lows
2026-09-09	8 more record highs than lows
2026-09-10	4 more record highs than lows
2026-09-11	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-12	3 more record highs than lows
2026-09-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-15	6 more record highs than lows
2026-09-16	30 more record highs than lows
2026-09-17	35 more record highs than lows
2026-09-18	37 more record highs than lows
2026-09-19	28 more record highs than lows
2026-09-20	22 more record highs than lows
2026-09-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-30	4 more record highs than lows
2026-10-01	12 more record highs than lows
2026-10-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-07	2 more record highs than lows
2026-10-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-09	5 more record highs than lows
2026-10-10	6 more record highs than lows
2026-10-11	10 more record highs than lows
2026-10-12	27 more record highs than lows
2026-10-13	64 more record highs than lows
2026-10-14	36 more record highs than lows

Top Records by Significance

Top records in Illinois by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 2026	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily rain (Provisional)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 August 2026	Macomb, US	monthly rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	76 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2026	Charleston, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	96 years	76 of 100 (Major)
30 November 2025	Morris 1NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2026	Philo, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	112 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 November 2025	Watseka Public Works, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	126 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2026	La Harpe, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2026	Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2026	Minonk, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 June 2026	Quincy Dam 21, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)

Stations

277

Stations in Illinois
Station	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Albers 1 W	1977	40 years	Threshold days
Albion	1893	114 years	Threshold days
Aledo	1901	126 years	Threshold days
Alexis 1 SW	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	1892	135 years	Threshold days
Amboy Water	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Anna 4 N	1895	132 years	Threshold days
Antioch	1901	108 years	Threshold days
Apple Rvr Canyon St Pk	1985	32 years	Threshold days
Augusta	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Aurora Water	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Avon	1950	77 years	Threshold days
Barrington 3SW	1962	65 years	Threshold days
Barry	1941	36 years	Threshold days
Beardstown	1896	119 years	Threshold days
Beecher City	1974	53 years	Threshold days
Belvidere Wwtp	1941	86 years	Threshold days
Bentley	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Benton 2 N	1948	62 years	Threshold days
Bloomington Wtr Wks	1949	78 years	Threshold days
Bloomington Normal	1893	85 years	Threshold days
Bluffs	1940	47 years	Threshold days
Bourbonnais 3NW	1991	36 years	Threshold days
Bradford 3SSE	1980	34 years	Threshold days
Brookport Dam 52	1928	91 years	Threshold days
Cahokia	1969	44 years	Threshold days
Cairo River	1891	97 years	Threshold days
Canton	1940	87 years	Threshold days
Carbondale Sewage Plt	1894	133 years	Threshold days
Carlinville	1893	130 years	Threshold days
Carlyle	1893	72 years	Threshold days
Carlyle Rsvr	1962	65 years	Threshold days
Carmi 6 NW	1911	90 years	Threshold days
Carmi 4 NE	1987	38 years	Threshold days
Casey	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Centralia	1899	128 years	Threshold days
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	1943	71 years	Threshold days
Charleston	1896	131 years	Threshold days
Chatsworth	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Chenoa	1948	76 years	Threshold days
Chester	1905	122 years	Threshold days
Chicago Botanic Garden	1981	39 years	Threshold days
Chicago Heights	1901	52 years	Threshold days
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	1928	99 years	Threshold days
Chillicothe	1941	70 years	Threshold days
Cisne 2 S	1946	81 years	Threshold days
Clay City 6SSE	1977	50 years	Threshold days
Clinton 1SSW	1910	117 years	Threshold days
Congerville 2NW	1990	37 years	Threshold days
Coulterville 3 NW	1948	35 years	Threshold days
Crystal Lake 4NW	1991	36 years	Threshold days
Danville	1895	132 years	Threshold days
Danville Sewage Plt	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Decatur Wtp	1893	134 years	Threshold days
De Kalb	1966	61 years	Threshold days
Dix	1972	37 years	Threshold days
Dixon Wwtp	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Dixon Springs Agric Ctr	1967	60 years	Threshold days
Downs 2 NE	1948	41 years	Threshold days
Du Quoin 4 SE	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Dwight	1896	55 years	Threshold days
Dwight Wwtp	1990	37 years	Threshold days
East St Louis Parks Cl	1910	59 years	Threshold days
Edwardsville 2 W	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Effingham 3SW	1893	128 years	Threshold days
Elgin Water	1897	130 years	Threshold days
Elizabeth	1984	43 years	Threshold days
Fairbury Wwtp	1948	79 years	Threshold days
1 ENE Fairfield	1895	132 years	Threshold days
Fairview	1911	38 years	Threshold days
Farmer City 3W	1948	68 years	Threshold days
Fisher	1997	30 years	Threshold days
Flora 5 NW	1893	117 years	Threshold days
Freeport	1909	65 years	Threshold days
Freeport Wwtp	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Fulton L&D #13	1938	89 years	Threshold days
Galena	1895	128 years	Threshold days
Galesburg	1895	132 years	Threshold days
Galva	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Geneseo	1895	132 years	Threshold days
Gibson City	1935	74 years	Threshold days
Gladstone L/D 18	1938	89 years	Threshold days
Golconda River	1893	88 years	Threshold days
Golden	1913	96 years	Threshold days
Grafton	1894	108 years	Threshold days
Olmsted L&D	1923	104 years	Threshold days
Grand Twr 2 N	1940	70 years	Threshold days
Grayville	1897	117 years	Threshold days
Greenfield	1948	73 years	Threshold days
Greenup 3SE	1942	62 years	Threshold days
Greenville	1893	127 years	Threshold days
Griggsville	1893	123 years	Threshold days
Harrisburg	1898	129 years	Threshold days
Harrisburg Disposal Pl	1946	41 years	Threshold days
Harvard Wwtp	1990	37 years	Threshold days
Havana	1893	74 years	Threshold days
Havana	1917	110 years	Threshold days
Hennepin Wtr Trmt Plt	1962	48 years	Threshold days
Henry	1948	65 years	Threshold days
Highland	1977	50 years	Threshold days
Hillsboro	1895	132 years	Threshold days
Hoopeston	1902	125 years	Threshold days
Hutsonville	1946	81 years	Threshold days
Illinois City Dam 16	1943	84 years	Threshold days
Jacksonville 2E	1895	132 years	Threshold days
Jacksonville 2	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Jerseyville 2 SW	1940	87 years	Threshold days
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	1943	84 years	Threshold days
Kankakee 3 SW	1917	57 years	Threshold days
Kankakee Wwtp	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock	1974	53 years	Threshold days
Keithsburg	1895	115 years	Threshold days
Kewanee 1E	1939	88 years	Threshold days
Kincaid 3W	1973	46 years	Threshold days
Kinmundy	1975	39 years	Threshold days
Lacon	1950	77 years	Threshold days
La Harpe	1895	132 years	Threshold days
Lanark	1948	74 years	Threshold days
La Salle Peru	1901	63 years	Threshold days
La Salle 1 S	1950	50 years	Threshold days
Lawrenceville 2WSW	1962	65 years	Threshold days
Lincoln	1906	121 years	Threshold days
Little Red School House	1992	35 years	Threshold days
Louisville	1893	59 years	Threshold days
Mackinaw 3WSW	1940	87 years	Threshold days
Macomb	1902	125 years	Threshold days
Marengo	1893	126 years	Threshold days
Marietta	1948	63 years	Threshold days
Marion 4 NNE	1942	84 years	Threshold days
Maroa	1948	54 years	Threshold days
Marseilles Lock/Dam	1941	86 years	Threshold days
Marshall	1939	66 years	Threshold days
Mascoutah	1893	62 years	Threshold days
Mason City 4SE	1937	77 years	Threshold days
Mattoon	1893	134 years	Threshold days
McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam	1948	79 years	Threshold days
1 N McLeansboro	1893	132 years	Threshold days
Medora 1 S	1942	85 years	Threshold days
Minonk	1895	132 years	Threshold days
Moline Brg	1930	51 years	Threshold days
Momence 5ENE	1990	31 years	Threshold days
Monee	1994	33 years	Threshold days
Monmouth	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Monmouth 4NW	1995	32 years	Threshold days
Monticello	1899	66 years	Threshold days
Monticello (River)	1964	46 years	Threshold days
Morris River	1916	66 years	Threshold days
Morris 1NW	1911	116 years	Threshold days
Morrison	1895	132 years	Threshold days
Morrisonville	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Morrisonville 4 SE	1895	77 years	Threshold days
Morton	1997	30 years	Threshold days
Mt Carmel	1891	121 years	Threshold days
Mt Carmel 4 NW	1902	76 years	Threshold days
Mt Carroll	1895	132 years	Threshold days
Mt Olive 1 E	1940	87 years	Threshold days
Mt Pulaski	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Mt Sterling	1942	77 years	Threshold days
Mt Vernon 3 NE	1895	132 years	Threshold days
Moweaqua 2S	1963	64 years	Threshold days
Murphysboro 2 SW	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Nashville 1 E	1895	125 years	Threshold days
New Athens	1969	47 years	Threshold days
New Boston Dam 17	1938	89 years	Threshold days
New Burnside	1895	70 years	Threshold days
Newton	1995	32 years	Threshold days
Newton 6 SSE	1911	93 years	Threshold days
Normal 4NE	1977	50 years	Threshold days
Olney 2S	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Oregon	1949	78 years	Threshold days
Oregon Wtr Wks	1893	64 years	Threshold days
Ottawa 4SW	1892	135 years	Threshold days
Palestine	1893	131 years	Threshold days
Pana	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Paris Stp	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Park Forest Water	1952	75 years	Threshold days
Patoka	1975	45 years	Threshold days
Paw Paw 2S	1912	115 years	Threshold days
Paxton	1987	40 years	Threshold days
Payson	1948	63 years	Threshold days
Peoria	1940	47 years	Threshold days
Peotone	1940	87 years	Threshold days
Perry 6 NW	1992	35 years	Threshold days
Peru	1917	34 years	Threshold days
Peru	1963	64 years	Threshold days
Petersburg 3SSW	1940	75 years	Threshold days
Petersburg 1E	1988	39 years	Threshold days
Philo	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Pinckneyville 2 N	1972	54 years	Threshold days
Piper City	1940	73 years	Threshold days
Pittsfield #2	1991	36 years	Threshold days
Pleasant Hill	1941	36 years	Threshold days
Plumfield	1974	52 years	Threshold days
Pontiac	1903	115 years	Threshold days
Prairie du Rocher 3 WNW	1948	70 years	Threshold days
Princeton	1987	38 years	Threshold days
Princeville	1905	109 years	Threshold days
Prophetstown	1948	77 years	Threshold days
Quincy	1901	77 years	Threshold days
Quincy Dam 21	1937	90 years	Threshold days
Quincy Mem Brg	1892	101 years	Threshold days
Ramsey	1974	49 years	Threshold days
Red Bud 2 S	1947	80 years	Threshold days
Rend Lake Dam	1974	53 years	Threshold days
Riverton (River)	1961	49 years	Threshold days
Roberts 3 N	1911	58 years	Threshold days
Robinson	1895	132 years	Threshold days
Rochelle 6 NW	1923	56 years	Threshold days
Rochelle	1978	42 years	Threshold days
Rock Falls 3 NE	1991	31 years	Threshold days
Rockford	1893	65 years	Threshold days
Rockford 6 ENE	1950	35 years	Threshold days
Rock Is L&D 15	1866	161 years	Threshold days
Romeoville WFO	1997	30 years	Threshold days
Elizabethtown	1968	58 years	Threshold days
Rushville	1893	129 years	Threshold days
Ste Marie (River)	1947	64 years	Threshold days
Salem	1915	112 years	Threshold days
Shawneetown Old Town	1892	127 years	Threshold days
Shelbyville Dam	1941	86 years	Threshold days
Shirland	1959	64 years	Threshold days
Sidell 4N	1913	114 years	Threshold days
Smithland L&D	1980	47 years	Threshold days
Sparta 1 W	1893	123 years	Threshold days
Springfield 4 SE	1941	33 years	Threshold days
Steeleville	1951	75 years	Threshold days
Stockton 3NNE	1943	84 years	Threshold days
Streator 2SE	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Sullivan 3S	1941	86 years	Threshold days
Sycamore	1893	73 years	Threshold days
Taylorville 2SE	1941	86 years	Threshold days
Tiskilwa 2 SE	1895	96 years	Threshold days
Toulon	1942	76 years	Threshold days
Tuscola	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Tuscola #2	1969	32 years	Threshold days
Champaign 3S	1902	125 years	Threshold days
Utica Starved Rock Dam	1943	63 years	Threshold days
Vandalia	1899	128 years	Threshold days
Virden	1941	71 years	Threshold days
Virginia	1963	58 years	Threshold days
Walnut	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Waltonville	1972	55 years	Threshold days
Warsaw	1883	80 years	Threshold days
Washington 2 W	1948	61 years	Threshold days
Waterloo 6SW	1911	116 years	Threshold days
Watseka Public Works	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Waukegan	1923	80 years	Threshold days
Wayne City 1 N	1946	43 years	Threshold days
W Frankfort	1972	55 years	Threshold days
Wheaton 3 SE	1895	113 years	Threshold days
White Hall 1 E	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Wilcox	1947	31 years	Threshold days
Winchester	1897	119 years	Threshold days
Windsor	1904	123 years	Threshold days
Yates City	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Cahokia St Louis Dwtn AP	1997	30 years	Threshold days
Chicago Palwaukee AP	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Belleville Siu Rsch	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Lawrenceville Vincennes Intl A	1996	31 years	Threshold days
Rantoul	1893	134 years	Threshold days
Park Ridge	1949	55 years	Threshold days
Chicago Midway AP	1997	30 years	Threshold days
Joliet	1893	134 years	Threshold days
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	1943	84 years	Threshold days
Rockford Caa AP	1900	56 years	Threshold days
Glenview NAS	1945	51 years	Threshold days
Peoria City Office	1905	39 years	Threshold days
Fort Dearborn	1836	130 years	Threshold days
Chicago UNIV	1926	69 years	Threshold days
Moline Quad City Intl AP	1943	84 years	Threshold days
Cairo 3N	1908	119 years	Threshold days
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	1901	126 years	Threshold days
Quincy Rgnl AP	1948	79 years	Threshold days
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	1951	76 years	Threshold days
Chicago Ohare Intl AP	1958	69 years	Threshold days
Champaign Urbana Willard AP	1997	30 years	Threshold days
Chicago W Chicago Dupage AP	1997	30 years	Threshold days

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).