Heat-Related Weather Trivia for Central Illinois

Here are some heat facts for cities across the area.

Last Occurrence of 100 Degrees:

Location Temperature Date
Champaign 100 July 13, 1995
Charleston 101 July 30, 1999
Decatur 100 July 21, 2002
Effingham 102 July 25, 2005
Peoria 104 July 24, 2005
Springfield 101 July 14, 1995

 

Location Most Days >= 90 degrees (year) Least Days >=90 degrees (year) Most Consecutive Days >= 90 degrees Most Consecutive Days >= 100 degrees Highest Temperatures on Record
Champaign 56 (1936, '54, '88) 1 (1915) 20 (June 29-July 18, 1921) 6 (July 10-15, 1936) 109 (July 14, 1954)
51 (1895, 1913, '53) 3 (1899, 1982) 17 (July 2-18, 1936) 6 (July 20-25, 1934) 108 (July 14, 1936)
50 (1893) 5 (1950, '82, 2004) 16 (July 19-Aug. 3, 1940) 5 (July 4-8, 1936) 107 (July 15, 1936)
49 (1934) 7 (1958, '81) 15 (July 10-24, 1983) 4 (July 28-31, 1916) 106 (July 12, 1936)
48 (1901) 8 (1904, '51, '85) 15 (July 3-17, 1988)
Charleston 80 (1933, '36) 2 (1901) 34 (June 25-July 28, 1936) 13 (July 5-17, 1936) 110 (July 14, 1936)
74 (1934) 3 (1944) 27 (June 11-July 7, 1954) 8 (Aug. 2-9, 1930) 110 (July 15, 1936)
73 (1914) 6 (1982) 25 (July 16-Aug. 9, 1930) 7 (July 21-27, 1914) 109 (July 12, 1936)
69 (1954) 7 (1915, '73) 22 (July 19-Aug. 9, 1940) 7 (July 25-31, 1916) 109 (July 15, 1954)
8 (1985) 21 (June 29-July 19, 1921) 7 (June 26-July 2, 1931)
Decatur 79 (1933) 5 (1986) 22 (July 11-Aug. 1, 1916) 14 (July 4-17, 1936) 113 (July 14, 1954)
77 (1936) 7 (1997) 22 (June 16-July 7, 1933) 8 (July 25-Aug. 1, 1916) 110 (July 14, 1936)
76 (1983) 8 (1992, 2004) 21 (June 29-July 19, 1921) 8 (June 25-July 2, 1931) 109 (July 22, 1901)
72 (1913) 11 (1915, '50) 21 (Aug. 8-28, 1936) 6 (July 20-25, 1901) 108 (last on July 18, 1954)
71 (1934) 12 (1904) 20 (July 9-28, 1901) 6 (July 20-25, 1934)
20 (July 24-Aug. 12, 1935)
Effingham 84 (1936) 2 (1904) 38 (June 12-July 19, 1921) 13 (July 5-17, 1936) 111 (July 14, 1954)
81 (1921) 3 (1903, '50) 29 (June 9-July 7, 1954) 12 (Aug. 15-26, 1936) 107 (July 18, 1954)
79 (1954) 6 (1982) 24 (July 17-Aug. 9, 1930) 9 (July 20-28, 1901) 106 (June 26, 1954)
77 (1913) 8 (1979) 21 (Aug. 8-28, 1936) 7 (July 26-Aug. 1, 1916) 106 (July 12, 1954)
76 (1925) 9 (1981) 21 (July 12-Aug. 1, 1916) 7 (June 26-July 2, 1931)
21 (July 10-30, 1901)
Peoria 68 (1887) 2 (1915) 21 (July 11-31, 1916) 14 (July 4-17, 1936) 113 (July 15, 1936)
64 (1936) 4 (1950, 2004) 20 (July 9-28, 1901) 7 (June 25-July 1, 1931) 110 (July 14, 1936)
60 (1898) 6 (1951) 18 (July 17-Aug. 3, 1987) 6 (July 20-25, 1934) 109 (July 13, 1936)
59 (1901, '33) 7 (1907, '58, '81, '92) 17 (July 2-18, 1936) 5 (July 21-25, 1901) 108 (July 11, 1936)
58 (1899) 8 (1961, 69, '82) 17 (Aug. 11-27, 1936) 5 (July 26-30, 1916)
Springfield 69 (1936) 3 (1889) 22 (June 28-July 19, 1921) 12 (July 4-15, 1936) 112 (July 14, 1954)
64 (1913, '34) 4 (1904, 2004) 21 (Aug. 8-28, 1936) 6 (July 25-30, 1936) 110 (July 14, 1936)
63 (1944) 5 (1882) 21 (July 11-31, 1931) 6 (July 25-30, 1916) 108 (July 13, 1936)
62 (1983) 7 (1915) 20 (July 9-28, 1901) 6 (Aug. 21-2, 1936) 108 (July 12, 1936)
58 (1953) 8 (1883, 1884) 18 (July 19-Aug. 5, 1940) 108 (Aug. 9, 1934)
18 (July 2-19, 1936 108 (Aug. 8, 1934)

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