August was ushered in and out with cooler-than-normal temperatures, but it only ended up a degree below normal.

Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service in Lincoln indicates there were some pretty hot and humid days in the middle of the month.

According to Shimon, a cool air mass settled in over the Midwest, creating a nice cool stretch that lasted all the way into the start of September.

Shimon points out Springfield saw a couple of record lows for September, but other than that, there were no out-of-the-ordinary temperature extremes in central Illinois.