Shirland Weather Records (USC00117916)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Shirland (USC00117916), Illinois, United States, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Shirland

Shirland (USC00117916) is a weather station in Illinois, United States at 42.44 latitude and -89.20 longitude, 226 m (740 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1959 to 2022, 64 years of record.
208 records set at Shirland still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Shirland set a daily record precipitation of 14.0 mm (0.6 in) on 19 March 2022.

About the Station

Location: Illinois, United States, 42.44 latitude, -89.20 longitude.
Elevation: 226 m (740 ft).
Period of record: 1959 to 2022, 64 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

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 Shirland. 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 Shirland, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	1.7 C (35.1 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	3.9 C (39.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

208 standing records

208 records at Shirland still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 208.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 182.9 mm (7.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Shirland. The most was 182.9 mm (7.2 in) on 31 January 2002.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Shirland
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	31 January 2002
Feb	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 February 2009
Mar	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 March 2017
Apr	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 April 1963
May	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 May 2014
Jun	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	19 June 2018
Jul	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	25 July 2010
Aug	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	22 August 2002
Sep	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	14 September 1961
Oct	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	6 October 2018
Nov	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	16 November 1961
Dec	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	5 December 2011

Period of Record Coverage

1979 to 1979

1 years of record at Shirland, 1979 to 1979. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979.

Latest Records

Latest records at Shirland
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 2022	Shirland, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2021	Shirland, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2021	Shirland, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2021	Shirland, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2021	Shirland, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2021	Shirland, US	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2020	Shirland, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 2020	Shirland, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2020	Shirland, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2020	Shirland, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2020	Shirland, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2020	Shirland, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2020	Shirland, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2020	Shirland, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2020	Shirland, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	15 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2020	Shirland, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 2020	Shirland, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2019	Shirland, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2019	Shirland, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2019	Shirland, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1959 to 2022

Yearly extremes at Shirland: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1979	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1
Coldest night (TNn)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1979	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	2002	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	2002	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51
Longest dry spell (CDD)	50 days	1978	19 days	55

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Shirland, 1959 to 2022. The record is 11.7 C (53.1 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.7 C (53.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Shirland by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	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
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

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Shirland, 1959 to 2022. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.3 C (-27.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Shirland by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	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
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

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Shirland, 1959 to 2022. The record is 182.9 mm (7.2 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.4 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Shirland by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1960	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1961	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1962	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1963	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1964	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1965	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1966	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1967	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1968	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1969	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1973	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1974	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1976	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1977	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1978	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1979	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1982	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1983	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1985	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1986	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1987	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1988	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1989	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1990	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1991	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1992	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1994	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1995	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1996	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1999	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2000	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
2001	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2002	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
2003	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2004	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2005	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2006	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2007	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2008	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2009	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2010	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2011	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2012	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2013	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2014	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2015	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2016	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2017	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2018	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2019	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2020	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2021	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2022	14.0 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Shirland, 1959 to 2022. The record is 188.0 mm (7.4 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.9 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Shirland by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1960	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1961	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1962	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1963	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1964	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1965	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1966	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1967	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1968	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1969	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1971	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1972	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1973	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1974	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1975	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1976	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1977	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1978	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1979	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1982	n/a
1983	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1988	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	n/a
1990	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1991	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1992	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1993	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1994	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1995	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1999	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2000	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
2001	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
2002	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
2003	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2004	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2005	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2006	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
2007	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
2008	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
2009	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2010	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2011	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2012	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2013	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2014	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
2015	112.9 mm (4.4 in)
2016	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
2017	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2022	15.3 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Shirland, 1959 to 2022. The record is 50 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Shirland by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959	25 days
1960	15 days
1961	22 days
1962	22 days
1963	19 days
1964	35 days
1965	15 days
1966	27 days
1967	25 days
1968	19 days
1969	40 days
1971	24 days
1972	19 days
1973	31 days
1974	24 days
1975	15 days
1976	21 days
1977	36 days
1978	50 days
1979	1 day
1982	1 day
1983	5 days
1984	1 day
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	29 days
1988	42 days
1989	n/a
1990	17 days
1991	37 days
1992	17 days
1993	18 days
1994	20 days
1995	36 days
1996	14 days
1999	37 days
2000	20 days
2001	19 days
2002	17 days
2003	28 days
2004	22 days
2005	25 days
2006	19 days
2007	29 days
2008	16 days
2009	16 days
2010	29 days
2011	9 days
2012	17 days
2013	15 days
2014	19 days
2015	34 days
2016	14 days
2017	1 day
2018	2 days
2019	n/a
2020	1 day
2021	21 days
2022	7 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.

Download the Data

Data for Shirland standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Shirland 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).