Centralia Weather Records (USC00111386)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Centralia (USC00111386), Illinois, United States, with 128 years of record.

Key Facts for Centralia

Centralia (USC00111386) is a weather station in Illinois, United States at 38.56 latitude and -89.13 longitude, 148 m (485 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 2026, 128 years of record.
1,460 records set at Centralia still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Centralia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 28 June 2026.

About the Station

Location: Illinois, United States, 38.56 latitude, -89.13 longitude.
Elevation: 148 m (485 ft).
Period of record: 1899 to 2026, 128 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Centralia. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Centralia, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	46.1 C (115.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.2 C (108.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,460 standing records

1,460 records at Centralia still stand. 1901 holds the most, with 285.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Centralia between 17 January 1978 and 17 January 1978. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 173.2 mm (6.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Centralia. The most was 173.2 mm (6.8 in) on 15 August 1946.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Centralia
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 January 1969
Feb	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	1 February 1988
Mar	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	19 March 2008
Apr	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	5 April 2025
May	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	8 May 2008
Jun	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 June 2026
Jul	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	10 July 1967
Aug	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	15 August 1946
Sep	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	20 September 1954
Oct	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	19 October 2025
Nov	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	2 November 1972
Dec	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 December 1990

Period of Record Coverage

1899 to 1979

10 years of record at Centralia, 1899 to 1979. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1899, 1903, 1946, 1972, 1976, 1979.

Latest Records

Latest records at Centralia
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 2026	Centralia, US	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2026	Centralia, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2026	Centralia, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	123 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2026	Centralia, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2025	Centralia, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	125 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2025	Centralia, US	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 July 2025	Centralia, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2025	Centralia, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2025	Centralia, US	monthly rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2024	Centralia, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2024	Centralia, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 2024	Centralia, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2024	Centralia, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2024	Centralia, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2024	Centralia, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2024	Centralia, US	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2023	Centralia, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2023	Centralia, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2023	Centralia, US	daily rain (Tie)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	tie	52 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2023	Centralia, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1899 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Centralia: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.1 C (115.0 F)	1901	36.7 C (98.1 F)	10
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1901	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	10
Wettest day (Rx1day)	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	1946	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	282.5 mm (11.1 in)	1946	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	89
Longest dry spell (CDD)	48 days	1963	21 days	89

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Centralia, 1899 to 2026. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Centralia by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1899	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1900	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1901	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1902	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1903	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1947	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Centralia, 1899 to 2026. The record is -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.0 C (5.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Centralia by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1899	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1900	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1901	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1902	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1903	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1947	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Centralia, 1899 to 2026. The record is 173.2 mm (6.8 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.8 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Centralia by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1900	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1901	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1902	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1903	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1942	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1943	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1944	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1946	173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1947	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1949	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1951	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1953	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1954	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1955	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1956	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1957	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1958	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1959	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1960	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1963	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1964	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1965	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1966	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1968	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1970	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1971	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1972	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1973	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1974	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1975	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1976	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1977	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1978	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1979	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1980	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1981	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1982	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1983	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1984	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1987	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1988	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1989	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1990	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1991	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1992	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1993	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1994	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1995	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1996	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1997	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1999	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2000	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2001	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2002	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2003	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2004	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2005	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2006	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2007	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2008	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2009	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2010	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2011	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2012	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2013	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2014	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2015	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2016	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2017	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2018	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2019	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
2020	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2021	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2022	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2023	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2024	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2025	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
2026	87.4 mm (3.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Centralia, 1899 to 2026. The record is 282.5 mm (11.1 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.2 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Centralia by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1900	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1901	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1902	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1903	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1941	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1942	169.3 mm (6.7 in)
1943	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1944	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1945	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1946	282.5 mm (11.1 in)
1947	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1948	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1949	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1950	156.4 mm (6.2 in)
1951	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1952	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1953	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1954	171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1955	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1956	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1957	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1958	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1959	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1960	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1961	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1962	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1963	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1964	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1965	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1968	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1969	197.9 mm (7.8 in)
1970	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1971	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972	192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1973	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1974	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1975	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1976	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1978	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1979	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1980	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1981	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1982	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1983	172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1984	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1987	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1988	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1989	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1990	218.9 mm (8.6 in)
1991	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1992	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1993	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1994	152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1995	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1996	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1997	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1998	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1999	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2000	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
2001	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
2002	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2003	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2004	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2005	122.3 mm (4.8 in)
2006	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
2007	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2008	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2009	114.7 mm (4.5 in)
2010	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2011	207.5 mm (8.2 in)
2012	198.4 mm (7.8 in)
2013	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
2014	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
2015	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
2016	172.1 mm (6.8 in)
2017	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
2018	139.8 mm (5.5 in)
2019	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
2020	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2021	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2022	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
2023	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2024	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
2025	189.3 mm (7.5 in)
2026	91.7 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Centralia, 1899 to 2026. The record is 48 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Centralia by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899	10 days
1900	32 days
1901	18 days
1902	20 days
1903	18 days
1941	19 days
1942	23 days
1943	32 days
1944	28 days
1945	16 days
1946	18 days
1947	28 days
1948	21 days
1949	21 days
1950	20 days
1951	15 days
1952	23 days
1953	26 days
1954	20 days
1955	29 days
1956	27 days
1957	23 days
1958	26 days
1959	24 days
1960	23 days
1961	19 days
1962	21 days
1963	48 days
1964	29 days
1965	27 days
1966	30 days
1967	17 days
1968	22 days
1969	17 days
1970	20 days
1971	19 days
1972	14 days
1973	15 days
1974	20 days
1975	14 days
1976	25 days
1977	16 days
1978	25 days
1979	24 days
1980	17 days
1981	15 days
1982	14 days
1983	27 days
1984	24 days
1987	12 days
1988	25 days
1989	22 days
1990	17 days
1991	22 days
1992	29 days
1993	19 days
1994	24 days
1995	40 days
1996	19 days
1997	16 days
1998	12 days
1999	19 days
2000	13 days
2001	20 days
2002	24 days
2003	25 days
2004	24 days
2005	21 days
2006	21 days
2007	23 days
2008	18 days
2009	16 days
2010	22 days
2011	16 days
2012	23 days
2013	13 days
2014	21 days
2015	19 days
2016	20 days
2017	18 days
2018	13 days
2019	13 days
2020	20 days
2021	11 days
2022	24 days
2023	26 days
2024	31 days
2025	38 days
2026	19 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

77 years, 1900 to 2025

A day with at least 69.8 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 160.4 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Centralia: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
5 years	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
10 years	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
50 years	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
100 years	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	Longer than the 77 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 77 years of values from 1900 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 173.2 mm (6.8 in) in 1946; 164.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1967; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1954.

Download the Data

Data for Centralia standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Centralia threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1899	60	16%	No
1900	330	90%	Yes
1901	329	90%	Yes
1902	351	96%	Yes
1903	319	87%	No
1946	154	42%	No
1947	338	93%	Yes
1972	20	5%	No
1976	46	13%	No
1979	30	8%	No