Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Aurora, Illinois, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Aurora, Illinois, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 105°F on 2005-07-24; its coldest fell to -38°F on 1982-01-17.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
62°F1997-01-04
-14°F2019-01-30
41°F2013-01-29
-38°F1982-01-17
February
70°F2024-02-27
-7°F1996-02-02
46°F1994-02-19
-26°F1996-02-03
March
81°F2012-03-21
9°F2019-03-04
62°F1998-03-30
-17°F2002-03-04
April
83°F2003-04-15
28°F1997-04-08
64°F2002-04-16
12°F1982-04-07
May
94°F2018-05-27
41°F1981-05-10
70°F2006-05-29
25°F1989-05-06
June
102°F1988-06-25
55°F1985-06-11
76°F2025-06-22
35°F2003-06-01
July
105°F2005-07-24
65°F2009-07-01
79°F2019-07-19
49°F1984-07-07
August
102°F1988-08-01
59°F1987-08-25
77°F1988-08-03
42°F1986-08-28
September
96°F2000-09-01
50°F1984-09-27
75°F2011-09-02
32°F1984-09-29
October
89°F2025-10-03
33°F2019-10-31
69°F2019-10-01
18°F2019-10-31
November
74°F2022-11-10
18°F1986-11-13
60°F2024-11-04
2°F1995-11-12
December
68°F2012-12-03
-12°F1983-12-24
57°F2015-12-13
-32°F1983-12-19

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
70°F2024-02-27
-14°F2019-01-30
57°F2015-12-13
-38°F1982-01-17
Spring (Mar–May)
94°F2018-05-27
9°F2019-03-04
70°F2006-05-29
-17°F2002-03-04
Summer (Jun–Aug)
105°F2005-07-24
55°F1985-06-11
79°F2019-07-19
35°F2003-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
96°F2000-09-01
18°F1986-11-13
75°F2011-09-02
2°F1995-11-12

All-time records

The most extreme value Aurora has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 105°F 2005-07-24
Lowest -14°F 2019-01-30

Low

Highest 79°F 2019-07-19
Lowest -38°F 1982-01-17

Feels-like

Highest 147°F 2023-08-24
Lowest -78°F 1982-01-10

Humidity

Highest 24.7 g/m³ 2019-07-20
Lowest 0.4 g/m³ 1982-01-10

Wind

Highest 43 mph 2016-02-19
Lowest 4 mph 2018-08-13

Precip

Wettest 3.54 in 2018-02-20
Driest 23-day dry spell 1991-01-21

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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