Wilcox Weather Records (USC00119274)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wilcox (USC00119274), Illinois, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Wilcox

Wilcox (USC00119274) is a weather station in Illinois, United States at 38.60 latitude and -88.32 longitude, 140 m (459 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1947 to 1977, 31 years of record.
2 records set at Wilcox still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wilcox tied a daily record precipitation of 6.4 mm (0.25 in) on 4 May 1977.

About the Station

Location: Illinois, United States, 38.60 latitude, -88.32 longitude.
Elevation: 140 m (459 ft).
Period of record: 1947 to 1977, 31 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 Wilcox. 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 Wilcox, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	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	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

2 standing records

2 records at Wilcox still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 2.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 139.7 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wilcox. The most was 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 8 May 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wilcox
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	4 January 1950
Feb	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 February 1975
Mar	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	9 March 1964
Apr	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	4 April 1957
May	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	8 May 1961
Jun	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	18 June 1964
Jul	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	16 July 1949
Aug	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	3 August 1974
Sep	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 September 1955
Oct	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	12 October 1969
Nov	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 November 1950
Dec	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	7 December 1956

Period of Record Coverage

1972 to 1972

1 years of record at Wilcox, 1972 to 1972. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1972.

Latest Records

Latest records at Wilcox
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1977	Wilcox, US	daily rain (Tie)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	tie	19 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1977	Wilcox, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1977	Wilcox, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1977	Wilcox, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1947 to 1977

Yearly extremes at Wilcox: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1972	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	1961	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	1961	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	43 days	1963	21 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Wilcox, 1947 to 1977. The record is -17.8 C (0.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Wilcox by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1947	n/a
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	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wilcox, 1947 to 1977. The record is 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wilcox by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1947	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1948	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1949	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1950	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1951	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1953	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1954	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1955	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1957	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1958	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1959	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1960	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1961	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1962	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1963	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1964	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1965	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1969	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1970	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1973	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1974	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1975	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1976	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977	77.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wilcox, 1947 to 1977. The record is 284.5 mm (11.2 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.7 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wilcox by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1947	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1949	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1950	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1951	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1952	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1953	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1954	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1955	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1956	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1957	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1958	173.8 mm (6.8 in)
1959	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1960	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1961	284.5 mm (11.2 in)
1962	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1963	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1964	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1965	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1966	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1967	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1968	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1969	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1970	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1971	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1973	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1974	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1975	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1976	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1977	82.8 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wilcox, 1947 to 1977. The record is 43 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wilcox by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1947	17 days
1948	18 days
1949	21 days
1950	19 days
1951	15 days
1952	24 days
1953	27 days
1954	17 days
1955	30 days
1956	39 days
1957	23 days
1958	26 days
1959	15 days
1960	17 days
1961	27 days
1962	16 days
1963	43 days
1964	35 days
1965	21 days
1966	29 days
1967	21 days
1968	28 days
1969	17 days
1970	20 days
1971	36 days
1972	16 days
1973	15 days
1974	17 days
1975	15 days
1976	24 days
1977	18 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 Wilcox standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Wilcox 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).