Illinois · county areal climate 1951–2025

Richland County, IL

A 55.5°F / 47.3" normal · 2025 ran +0.6°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +2.1°F (54.3°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 5th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 96% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

55.5°F
annual mean · 47.3" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.6°F
56.1°F · 46.0" (97% of normal)

Warmest Year

58.3°F
2012 · coldest 51.9°F (1979)

Wettest Year

61.7in
2011 · driest 26.8" (1953)

Hottest Day

105.9°F
Jun 29 · 2012

Coldest Day

-19.9°F
Jan 17 · 1977

Biggest Rain Day

4.3in
May 8 · 1961

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

31°
J
35°
F
45°
M
55°
A
66°
M
74°
J
77°
J
75°
A
69°
S
58°
O
45°
N
35°
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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