Is this weather normal in Peoria County?

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Peoria County just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +5° against the usual. Peoria County's warmest year in 131 on record was 2024, at 55.2° on average.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 57°, lows near 37°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +5.5°OctNov: +1.9°NovDec: -2.1°DecJan 2026: -1.8°JanFeb: +5.2°FebMar: +7.2°MarApr: +5.7°AprMay: -0.5°MayJun: -0.7°JunJul: +1.6°JulAug: +0.7°AugSep: +5.3°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: -1.4 inOctNov: -0.9 inNovDec: -0.1 inDecJan 2026: -0.8 inJanFeb: -1.6 inFebMar: +1.1 inMarApr: +2.8 inAprMay: -3.3 inMayJun: +5.4 inJunJul: -2.1 inJulAug: +4.6 inAugSep: +0.2 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 Peoria County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January33° / 16°1.9 in36.6° 20068.3° 1977
February38° / 21°1.9 in40.2° 202413.0° 1936
March50° / 30°2.5 in54.3° 201222.9° 1960
April63° / 40°3.8 in58.7° 201042.6° 1907
May74° / 52°4.8 in71.0° 201854.8° 1917
June83° / 61°4.3 in78.5° 193464.4° 1903
July86° / 65°4.0 in83.6° 193669.8° 2009
August84° / 62°3.6 in80.7° 194766.4° 1915
September78° / 54°3.5 in71.6° 193358.2° 1918
October65° / 43°3.1 in63.7° 196343.0° 1925
November50° / 32°2.6 in49.9° 200132.0° 1976
December38° / 22°2.1 in40.2° 201514.2° 1983

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

Towns in Peoria County

Crime Radar: Peoria, Peoria Heights

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