Illinois · county areal climate 1951–2025

Menard County, IL

A 53.2°F / 37.3" normal · 2025 ran +0.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +2°F (51.7°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 8th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 130% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

53.2°F
annual mean · 37.3" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.2°F
53.4°F · 26.4" (71% of normal)

Warmest Year

56.0°F
2012 · coldest 50.0°F (1978)

Wettest Year

54.9in
1993 · driest 22.8" (1988)

Hottest Day

105.6°F
Jul 14 · 1954

Coldest Day

-20.7°F
Jan 20 · 1985

Biggest Rain Day

4.06in
Dec 3 · 1982

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

27°
J
31°
F
42°
M
53°
A
64°
M
73°
J
75°
J
74°
A
68°
S
55°
O
43°
N
32°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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