Is this weather normal in Lee County?

Illinois · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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The ground in Lee County is unusually wet: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was +3.1. 9.1 inches fell in September, the 6th-most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 55°, lows near 35°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Lee County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.5°OctNov: +1.9°NovDec: -2.7°DecJan 2026: -1.6°JanFeb: +6.1°FebMar: +5.3°MarApr: +5.6°AprMay: +0.3°MayJun: -0.2°JunJul: +2.3°JulAug: +0.7°AugSep: +4.1°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -0.4 inOctNov: -0.3 inNovDec: -0.3 inDecJan 2026: -1.1 inJanFeb: -1.6 inFebMar: +1.3 inMarApr: +3.9 inAprMay: -3.5 inMayJun: +1.6 inJunJul: -0.6 inJulAug: +2.8 inAugSep: +5.6 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Lee County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January29° / 14°1.7 in33.6° 20065.0° 1912
February34° / 18°1.8 in37.6° 20248.9° 1936
March47° / 28°2.4 in52.5° 201221.1° 1960
April61° / 38°3.6 in55.9° 191540.2° 1907
May72° / 49°4.7 in67.9° 197752.3° 1907
June81° / 59°5.1 in76.6° 193463.2° 1916
July84° / 63°4.0 in79.8° 190167.0° 2009
August82° / 60°4.0 in79.2° 194763.8° 1915
September76° / 53°3.5 in69.5° 189756.6° 1918
October63° / 41°3.0 in61.9° 196340.9° 1925
November48° / 30°2.4 in48.0° 200129.1° 1959
December35° / 20°2.0 in37.8° 201512.6° 1963

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Lee County

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