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Kankakee 3 SW Weather Records (USC00114593)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kankakee 3 SW (USC00114593), Illinois, United States, with 57 years of record.

Key Facts for Kankakee 3 SW

  • Kankakee 3 SW (USC00114593) is a weather station in Illinois, United States at 41.08 latitude and -87.92 longitude, 192 m (630 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1917 to 1973, 57 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Kankakee 3 SW still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Kankakee 3 SW set a daily record high minimum temperature of 11.1 C (52.0 F) on 14 March 1973.

About the Station

  • Location: Illinois, United States, 41.08 latitude, -87.92 longitude.
  • Elevation: 192 m (630 ft).
  • Period of record: 1917 to 1973, 57 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Kankakee 3 SW, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kankakee 3 SW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kankakee 3 SW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Kankakee 3 SW, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan20.0 C (68.0 F)-30.6 C (-23.1 F)n/an/a
Feb21.1 C (70.0 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)n/an/a
Mar27.2 C (81.0 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)n/an/a
Apr32.8 C (91.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
May36.7 C (98.1 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)n/an/a
Jun38.9 C (102.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)n/an/a
Jul42.8 C (109.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)n/an/a
Aug39.4 C (102.9 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)n/an/a
Sep37.8 C (100.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)n/an/a
Oct33.9 C (93.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)n/an/a
Nov26.7 C (80.1 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)n/an/a
Dec20.0 C (68.0 F)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Kankakee 3 SW by the year they were set 1,464 records at Kankakee 3 SW still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 54. 02040601917: 381918: 501919: 181920: 321921: 311922: 311923: 191924: 331925: 511926: 191927: 341928: 351929: 291930: 481931: 451932: 231933: 281934: 301935: 191936: 541937: 111938: 201939: 231940: 241941: 221942: 281943: 211944: 201945: 221946: 211947: 221948: 141949: 191950: 341951: 341952: 181953: 151954: 191955: 301956: 271957: 141958: 241959: 171960: 261961: 141962: 241963: 451964: 291965: 261966: 171967: 321968: 161969: 61970: 181971: 191972: 181973: 81917192319291935194119471953195919651971
1,464 records at Kankakee 3 SW still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Kankakee 3 SW by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
191738
191850
191918
192032
192131
192231
192319
192433
192551
192619
192734
192835
192929
193048
193145
193223
193328
193430
193519
193654
193711
193820
193923
194024
194122
194228
194321
194420
194522
194621
194722
194814
194919
195034
195134
195218
195315
195419
195530
195627
195714
195824
195917
196026
196114
196224
196345
196429
196526
196617
196732
196816
19696
197018
197119
197218
19738

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Kankakee 3 SW set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Kankakee 3 SW between 13 July 1957 and 15 January 1972. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord low maximum temperature13 July 1957: Record daily precipitation 214.1 mm (8.4 in)29 January 1966: Record low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)15 January 1972: Record low maximum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)196019651970
3 all-time records were set at Kankakee 3 SW between 13 July 1957 and 15 January 1972. Each dot is a new record.
When Kankakee 3 SW set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1957-07-13Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 214.1 mm (8.4 in)
1966-01-29Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1972-01-15Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 214.1 mm (8.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kankakee 3 SW The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kankakee 3 SW. The most was 214.1 mm (8.4 in) on 13 July 1957. 0100200300 Jan: 53.3 mm (2.1 in), 30 January 1939 Jan Feb: 60.5 mm (2.4 in), 5 February 1927 Feb Mar: 92.5 mm (3.6 in), 25 March 1954 Mar Apr: 62.0 mm (2.4 in), 11 April 1944 Apr May: 111.3 mm (4.4 in), 21 May 1959 May Jun: 100.3 mm (3.9 in), 12 June 1929 Jun Jul: 214.1 mm (8.4 in), 13 July 1957 Jul Aug: 131.8 mm (5.2 in), 27 August 1942 Aug Sep: 63.2 mm (2.5 in), 15 September 1965 Sep Oct: 73.7 mm (2.9 in), 5 October 1941 Oct Nov: 75.7 mm (3.0 in), 9 November 1966 Nov Dec: 73.9 mm (2.9 in), 21 December 1949 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kankakee 3 SW. The most was 214.1 mm (8.4 in) on 13 July 1957.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kankakee 3 SW
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan53.3 mm (2.1 in)30 January 1939
Feb60.5 mm (2.4 in)5 February 1927
Mar92.5 mm (3.6 in)25 March 1954
Apr62.0 mm (2.4 in)11 April 1944
May111.3 mm (4.4 in)21 May 1959
Jun100.3 mm (3.9 in)12 June 1929
Jul214.1 mm (8.4 in)13 July 1957
Aug131.8 mm (5.2 in)27 August 1942
Sep63.2 mm (2.5 in)15 September 1965
Oct73.7 mm (2.9 in)5 October 1941
Nov75.7 mm (3.0 in)9 November 1966
Dec73.9 mm (2.9 in)21 December 1949

Period of Record Coverage

1917 to 1973
Days with data per year at Kankakee 3 SW 57 years of record at Kankakee 3 SW, 1917 to 1973. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973. 1917: 364 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 366 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 364 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 364 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 363 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 334 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 363 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 358 of 366 days1961: 353 of 365 days1962: 363 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 331 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 364 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 353 of 366 days1973: 74 of 365 days192019301940195019601970
57 years of record at Kankakee 3 SW, 1917 to 1973. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973.
Days with data per year at Kankakee 3 SW
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1917364100%Yes
1918365100%Yes
1919365100%Yes
1920366100%Yes
1921365100%Yes
1922364100%Yes
1923364100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930364100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
195136399%Yes
1952365100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
195433492%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
195836399%Yes
1959365100%Yes
196035898%Yes
196135397%Yes
196236399%Yes
1963364100%Yes
196433190%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196836499%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
197235396%Yes
19737420%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Kankakee 3 SW
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 March 1973Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1973Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1973Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)56 years24 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1973Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)31 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1973Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1973Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily high min7.2 C (45.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)3 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1973Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1.2 cm (0.5 in)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1973Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily snowfall (Tie)5.6 cm (2.2 in)tie44 years4 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1973Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)47 years23 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1973Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1973Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1972Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1972Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily snowfall (Tie)5.1 cm (2.0 in)tie9 years1 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1972Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1972Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1.8 cm (0.7 in)43 years22 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1972Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)15 years26 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1972Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1972Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1972Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1972Kankakee 3 SW, USdaily snowfall1.5 cm (0.6 in)1.5 cm (0.6 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

54 complete years, 1917 to 1972
Annual mean temperature at Kankakee 3 SW as warming stripes, 1917 to 1972 One stripe for each of 54 complete years at Kankakee 3 SW, 1917 to 1972. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.5 C (50.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 8.4 C (47.1 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 12.7 C (54.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F). 1917: 8.4 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1918: 10.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1919: 10.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1920: 10.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1921: 12.7 C, +2.2 C from the station mean1922: 11.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1923: 10.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1924: 9.1 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1925: 10.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1926: 9.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1927: 10.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1928: 10.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1929: 9.3 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1930: 11.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1931: 12.5 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1932: 10.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1933: 11.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1934: 10.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1935: 9.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1936: 10.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1937: 9.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1938: 11.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1939: 11.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1940: 10.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1941: 11.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1942: 10.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1943: 10.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1944: 11.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1945: 10.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1946: 11.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1947: 10.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1948: 10.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1949: 11.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1950: 9.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1951: 9.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1952: 11.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1953: 11.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1955: 10.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1956: 10.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1957: 10.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1958: 9.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1959: 10.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1960: 9.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1961: 10.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 10.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1963: 9.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1965: 10.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1966: 10.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1967: 10.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1968: 10.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1969: 10.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 10.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1971: 11.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1972: 9.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean191719201925193019351940194519501955196019651970
One stripe for each of 54 complete years at Kankakee 3 SW, 1917 to 1972. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.5 C (50.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 8.4 C (47.1 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 12.7 C (54.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kankakee 3 SW as warming stripes, 1917 to 1972
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19178.4 C-2.09 C
191810.1 C-0.43 C
191910.9 C+0.39 C
192010.0 C-0.44 C
192112.7 C+2.23 C
192211.4 C+0.94 C
192310.7 C+0.19 C
19249.1 C-1.40 C
192510.4 C-0.06 C
19269.5 C-1.02 C
192710.6 C+0.16 C
192810.2 C-0.32 C
19299.3 C-1.17 C
193011.1 C+0.57 C
193112.5 C+2.04 C
193210.6 C+0.14 C
193311.4 C+0.91 C
193410.9 C+0.39 C
19359.7 C-0.80 C
193610.1 C-0.40 C
19379.9 C-0.58 C
193811.7 C+1.20 C
193911.5 C+0.99 C
194010.2 C-0.26 C
194111.7 C+1.17 C
194210.8 C+0.28 C
194310.1 C-0.40 C
194411.0 C+0.54 C
194510.1 C-0.40 C
194611.7 C+1.26 C
194710.3 C-0.23 C
194810.5 C+0.05 C
194911.2 C+0.75 C
19509.4 C-1.09 C
19519.5 C-0.95 C
195211.0 C+0.52 C
195311.7 C+1.21 C
195510.6 C+0.14 C
195610.6 C+0.14 C
195710.4 C-0.09 C
19589.7 C-0.80 C
195910.7 C+0.22 C
19609.8 C-0.64 C
196110.4 C-0.06 C
196210.0 C-0.52 C
19639.7 C-0.81 C
196510.7 C+0.23 C
196610.0 C-0.45 C
196710.0 C-0.50 C
196810.5 C+0.01 C
196910.0 C-0.49 C
197010.5 C+0.04 C
197111.1 C+0.58 C
19729.9 C-0.62 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1917 to 1972 is -0.04 C (-0.18 to 0.10) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 54 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kankakee 3 SW
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.04 C (-0.18 to 0.10) per decade-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.2) per decade1917 to 197254Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.11 C (-0.26 to 0.05) per decade-0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade1917 to 197254Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.03 C (-0.12 to 0.18) per decade0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade1917 to 197254Not clearly different from zero

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1917 to 1973
Yearly extremes at Kankakee 3 SW: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.8 C (109.0 F)193636.7 C (98.1 F)57
Coldest night (TNn)-31.1 C (-24.0 F)1924-24.4 C (-11.9 F)57
Wettest day (Rx1day)214.1 mm (8.4 in)195759.7 mm (2.4 in)57
Wettest five days (Rx5day)214.1 mm (8.4 in)195789.6 mm (3.5 in)57
Longest dry spell (CDD)32 days193322 days57

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Kankakee 3 SW by year The hottest day of the year at Kankakee 3 SW, 1917 to 1973. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F). 20304050192019301940195019601970Record: 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Kankakee 3 SW, 1917 to 1973. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kankakee 3 SW by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
191736.1 C (97.0 F)
191838.9 C (102.0 F)
191937.8 C (100.0 F)
192037.8 C (100.0 F)
192138.3 C (100.9 F)
192237.8 C (100.0 F)
192338.3 C (100.9 F)
192434.4 C (93.9 F)
192537.8 C (100.0 F)
192636.7 C (98.1 F)
192737.8 C (100.0 F)
192834.4 C (93.9 F)
192935.0 C (95.0 F)
193040.6 C (105.1 F)
193139.4 C (102.9 F)
193238.3 C (100.9 F)
193338.3 C (100.9 F)
193441.7 C (107.1 F)
193536.1 C (97.0 F)
193642.8 C (109.0 F)
193736.1 C (97.0 F)
193836.7 C (98.1 F)
193937.8 C (100.0 F)
194037.8 C (100.0 F)
194136.7 C (98.1 F)
194235.6 C (96.1 F)
194334.4 C (93.9 F)
194436.1 C (97.0 F)
194536.1 C (97.0 F)
194636.1 C (97.0 F)
194736.7 C (98.1 F)
194835.0 C (95.0 F)
194936.7 C (98.1 F)
195032.2 C (90.0 F)
195133.3 C (91.9 F)
195237.8 C (100.0 F)
195338.3 C (100.9 F)
195436.1 C (97.0 F)
195537.8 C (100.0 F)
195637.8 C (100.0 F)
195734.4 C (93.9 F)
195833.3 C (91.9 F)
195935.6 C (96.1 F)
196036.7 C (98.1 F)
196134.4 C (93.9 F)
196235.6 C (96.1 F)
196337.2 C (99.0 F)
196436.1 C (97.0 F)
196534.4 C (93.9 F)
196637.8 C (100.0 F)
196735.0 C (95.0 F)
196835.6 C (96.1 F)
196934.4 C (93.9 F)
197037.8 C (100.0 F)
197136.7 C (98.1 F)
197235.6 C (96.1 F)
197321.1 C (70.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Kankakee 3 SW by year The coldest night of the year at Kankakee 3 SW, 1917 to 1973. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.4 C (-11.9 F). -35-30-25-20-15192019301940195019601970Record: -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1924
The coldest night of the year at Kankakee 3 SW, 1917 to 1973. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.4 C (-11.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kankakee 3 SW by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1917-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1918-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1919-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1920-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1921-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1922-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1923-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1924-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1925-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1926-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1927-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1928-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1929-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1930-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1931-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1932-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1933-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1934-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1935-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1936-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1937-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1938-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1939-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1940-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1941-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1942-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1943-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1944-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1945-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1946-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1947-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1948-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1949-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1950-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1951-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1952-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1953-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1954-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1955-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1956-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1957-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1958-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1959-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1960-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1961-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1962-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1963-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1964-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1965-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1966-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1967-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1968-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1969-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1970-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1971-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1972-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1973-18.9 C (-2.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kankakee 3 SW by year The wettest day of the year at Kankakee 3 SW, 1917 to 1973. The record is 214.1 mm (8.4 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.7 mm (2.4 in). 050100150200250192019301940195019601970Record: 214.1 mm (8.4 in) in 1957
The wettest day of the year at Kankakee 3 SW, 1917 to 1973. The record is 214.1 mm (8.4 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.7 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kankakee 3 SW by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191751.6 mm (2.0 in)
191846.5 mm (1.8 in)
191962.2 mm (2.4 in)
192037.3 mm (1.5 in)
192150.3 mm (2.0 in)
192254.1 mm (2.1 in)
192385.3 mm (3.4 in)
1924129.3 mm (5.1 in)
192530.5 mm (1.2 in)
192663.0 mm (2.5 in)
192760.5 mm (2.4 in)
192857.2 mm (2.3 in)
1929100.3 mm (3.9 in)
193060.7 mm (2.4 in)
193148.0 mm (1.9 in)
193258.7 mm (2.3 in)
193354.6 mm (2.1 in)
193461.5 mm (2.4 in)
193543.9 mm (1.7 in)
193659.7 mm (2.4 in)
193736.1 mm (1.4 in)
193848.3 mm (1.9 in)
193962.5 mm (2.5 in)
194047.8 mm (1.9 in)
194173.7 mm (2.9 in)
1942131.8 mm (5.2 in)
194351.8 mm (2.0 in)
194462.0 mm (2.4 in)
194535.6 mm (1.4 in)
194653.3 mm (2.1 in)
194773.9 mm (2.9 in)
194835.8 mm (1.4 in)
194973.9 mm (2.9 in)
195051.1 mm (2.0 in)
195157.7 mm (2.3 in)
195263.5 mm (2.5 in)
195363.0 mm (2.5 in)
195492.5 mm (3.6 in)
195552.8 mm (2.1 in)
195658.9 mm (2.3 in)
1957214.1 mm (8.4 in)
195859.7 mm (2.4 in)
1959111.3 mm (4.4 in)
196089.2 mm (3.5 in)
196145.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962104.9 mm (4.1 in)
196345.7 mm (1.8 in)
196438.4 mm (1.5 in)
196563.2 mm (2.5 in)
196675.7 mm (3.0 in)
196750.3 mm (2.0 in)
196873.9 mm (2.9 in)
196971.9 mm (2.8 in)
1970101.6 mm (4.0 in)
197148.8 mm (1.9 in)
1972120.1 mm (4.7 in)
197316.3 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kankakee 3 SW by year The wettest five days of the year at Kankakee 3 SW, 1917 to 1973. The record is 214.1 mm (8.4 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.6 mm (3.5 in). 050100150200250192019301940195019601970Record: 214.1 mm (8.4 in) in 1957
The wettest five days of the year at Kankakee 3 SW, 1917 to 1973. The record is 214.1 mm (8.4 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.6 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kankakee 3 SW by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191778.1 mm (3.1 in)
191871.9 mm (2.8 in)
191973.2 mm (2.9 in)
192079.3 mm (3.1 in)
192175.0 mm (3.0 in)
192279.0 mm (3.1 in)
1923130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1924161.8 mm (6.4 in)
192566.1 mm (2.6 in)
1926106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1927146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1928101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1929107.5 mm (4.2 in)
193075.5 mm (3.0 in)
193173.1 mm (2.9 in)
193269.6 mm (2.7 in)
193376.7 mm (3.0 in)
193495.4 mm (3.8 in)
193589.6 mm (3.5 in)
193690.7 mm (3.6 in)
193760.5 mm (2.4 in)
193874.5 mm (2.9 in)
193977.9 mm (3.1 in)
194090.3 mm (3.6 in)
1941186.3 mm (7.3 in)
1942134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1943100.1 mm (3.9 in)
194487.7 mm (3.5 in)
194571.1 mm (2.8 in)
194673.9 mm (2.9 in)
194776.4 mm (3.0 in)
194858.4 mm (2.3 in)
1949107.6 mm (4.2 in)
195073.2 mm (2.9 in)
195193.7 mm (3.7 in)
195292.8 mm (3.7 in)
1953128.8 mm (5.1 in)
195494.8 mm (3.7 in)
195567.3 mm (2.6 in)
195684.1 mm (3.3 in)
1957214.1 mm (8.4 in)
1958123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1959133.1 mm (5.2 in)
196093.5 mm (3.7 in)
196198.6 mm (3.9 in)
1962104.9 mm (4.1 in)
196363.7 mm (2.5 in)
196460.2 mm (2.4 in)
196580.5 mm (3.2 in)
196688.9 mm (3.5 in)
196765.3 mm (2.6 in)
1968112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1969109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1970150.8 mm (5.9 in)
197191.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972135.1 mm (5.3 in)
197328.0 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kankakee 3 SW by year The longest dry spell of the year at Kankakee 3 SW, 1917 to 1973. The record is 32 days in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days. 10203040192019301940195019601970Record: 32 days in 1933
The longest dry spell of the year at Kankakee 3 SW, 1917 to 1973. The record is 32 days in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kankakee 3 SW by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191722 days
191822 days
191920 days
192023 days
192114 days
192217 days
192329 days
192423 days
192526 days
192611 days
192720 days
192819 days
192921 days
193028 days
193118 days
193217 days
193332 days
193420 days
193514 days
193627 days
193715 days
193824 days
193926 days
194024 days
194121 days
194227 days
194325 days
194426 days
194515 days
194623 days
194727 days
194827 days
194920 days
195018 days
195114 days
195228 days
195325 days
195421 days
195525 days
195632 days
195723 days
195832 days
195927 days
196018 days
196119 days
196218 days
196318 days
196424 days
196514 days
196626 days
196717 days
196819 days
196925 days
197021 days
197125 days
197215 days
197314 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

54 years with a frost

Across 54 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kankakee 3 SW falls on 30 April and the median first autumn frost on 14 October, which leaves a median of 169 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Kankakee 3 SW
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1941 to 1972)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost30 Apriln/a28 Apriln/a-1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost14 Octobern/a15 Octobern/a+0.5 days per decade
Growing days169 daysn/a171 daysn/a+2.4 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

56 years, 1917 to 1972

A day with at least 58.6 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 192.5 mm (7.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kankakee 3 SW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years58.6 mm (2.3 in)
5 years81.1 mm (3.2 in)
10 years100.3 mm (3.9 in)
25 years130.7 mm (5.1 in)
50 years158.8 mm (6.3 in)
100 years192.5 mm (7.6 in)Longer than the 56 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 56 years of values from 1917 to 1972.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 214.1 mm (8.4 in) in 1957; 131.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1942; 129.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1924.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).