Zip 61941 (Murdock, IL) Climate

61941 Murdock, IL has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperatures range from lows of 32°F in January to highs of 79°F in July and August. In the summer months, temperatures can often exceed 90°F, while winter lows can dip below 0°F. The area receives an average of 39 inches of precipitation per year, making it an ideal place for farming and other outdoor activities most of the year round.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 61941 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Illinois.

8.5 Summer - 5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 61941 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Murdock, Illinois	United States
	40.3 in.	38.1 in.
	20.1 in.	27.8 in.
	104.8 days	106.2 days
	190 days	205 days
	85.1°	85.8°
	17.0°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.8	4.3
	659 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

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Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 61941 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In the 61941 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 61941 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 61941 zip code, there are 18.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 61941 zip code with an average of 17.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

In the 61941 zip code, there are 122.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

In the 61941 zip code, there are 6.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 61941 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 61941 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 61941 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.3 inches in the 61941 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Illinois.

May is the rainiest month in the 61941 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 104.8 rainy days annually in the 61941 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 20.1 inches in the 61941 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in the 61941 zip code with 7.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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